![]() For bloody 20 years of AGONY, the girl did not get sick even once, she did not lose one of her teeth, she did not suffer from pain and cramps due to sleeping on the cold floor, she didn't lose the shine of her beautiful skin!, she did not lose her hairstyle!, and she even did not lose the shape of her body (Never) even though she has been pregnant four times in row!!!!.For 20 years, a girl lived underground below her family's house, and even though her mother and sister lived on top of it completely (none of them thought for once during the 20 years to go down to the basement to search for their daughter! And what the excuse: fear of mice) !!!.There is no plot, no dialogue, no reactions, not even realism, even though the film is based on a true story.!! Spoilers: And that's not a good look for a movie of this serious nature. Unfortunately, this all ends up appearing more like 'sensationalism' rather than social comment. Also, the cheap-looking handheld camerawork doesn't help. This creates a look that's more in line with a cheap 'exploitation' movie. For someone who's given birth to several children, in terrible conditions, even her body shape only changes slightly. Her skin would have had a sickly pallor from no Sunlight (Vitamin D) and her hair would have likewise suffered - but here she looks too clean and shiny. The director Elizabeth Rohm, seemed more like a trainee or someone who only took a superficial interest in her shocking story! Essential details such as the unfortunate girl being depicted mostly looking way too youthfully healthy for someone locked away over such a huge time span. A daughter held captive in the family's home cellar, and constantly assaulted by her deranged father for 25 years! (fortunately this maniac is now locked away for life) During this hideous time, she gave birth to 7 children! Problem is that while this adapted version is traumatic, there are elements of this production that don't ring true. This rather nasty made for cable movie is a fabrication that's based on some shocking true events. Once again LMN wanted to cash in on a tragedy but they didn't want to actually research anything. Also in the movie Sara looks exactly the same when she leaves the bunker twenty years later, they could've at least aged her a bit. ![]() He served time for rape while he was married, he started raping Elisabeth when she was eleven years old, and he started building her prison three years before he locked her in there. Josef the actual monster who did this in real life showed signs long before he locked up his daughter. We are told Don is controlling and crazy but how does he go from grounding her for sneaking out to locking her in the basement for 20 years ? The man goes from concerned dad to full on sociopath in minutes and I'm not buying it. Don overhears Sara telling her mom & sister that she's leaving as soon as she turns 18 so she can travel the world. The movie starts with Sara sneaking out to a party with her boyfriend, her dad catches her and she's grounded for one week. Judd Nelson gave a chilling performance as Don, the psycho father who locks his daughter, Sara in the basement for twenty years. I'm stating all this information because reviewer DEEDRALA said it wasn't based on a true story when in fact it most certainly is. Three kids were raised in the basement with Elisabeth, three were raised upstairs by Josef & his wife, and one was killed by Josef a few days after his birth. Girl in the Basement is loosely based on Josef Fritzl of Austria who imprisoned his 18 year old daughter Elisabeth in a basement prison for 24 years during which time she gave birth to SEVEN of his children.
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