“Girl in the basement” is a film based on a real story. In 2021, it was one of the most terrifying movies released. It was the story of a girl, Elizabeth Fritzl. So how did the girl escape from the basement? Here is the story:
Is the girl in the basement true story?
Girl in the basement was named the most controversial movie of 2021. The story of this film is about a girl, Elizabeth Fritzl. She was planning to move out of her home after turning 18. But as soon as Elizabeth turned 18 she was kidnapped by her father. And he locked her in the basement for several years. The story of “Girl in the basement” film is a real story film based on a girl’s (Elizabeth Fritzl) life who was kidnapped and abused by her father for almost 24 years. But she escaped from her father, and you can read about it in the below paragraph.
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How did Elizabeth escape from the basement?
According to the sources and the guardian, Elizabeth’s father, Josef Fritzl, locked her in the basement of their home in Amsterdam (Austria). Josef was living with her family in the town. And as soon as Elizabeth turned 18 in 1984, Josef kidnapped and locked her in the basement. Josef already knew that Elizabeth is going to leave the home, and he could not control life anymore. He put two years of planning into this moment.
Josef kept Elizabeth locked in the basement for almost 24 years and abused her sexually, physically, and mentally all the time. The darkest part is that he ended up breeding 7 children with Elizabeth. Josef raised 3 children with the family in his house, and the other children were grown down there in the basement. Because of several complications, the seventh child died during childbirth. Josef narrated several stories about Elizabeth running away from home to his family and neighbours. These are the reports based on reports reported by the independent.
The 19-year-old one of Elizabeth’s children, Kerstin Fritzl, fell unconscious on the floor after falling ill. Josef took Elizabeth and her children (Kerstin) to the hospital for a check-up. The doctors noticed abysmal health conditions of Elizabeth. Doctors were concerned about her health and called the police.
After the investigation and suspected child abuse and neglect by Josef, the police came to know about all the crimes committed by Josef. In 2009, Josef was arrested by the police and sentenced to life in prison by the court. Finally, after 24 years of abuse, Elizabeth was set free.
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The girl, Elizabeth suffered a lot in her life for 24 years because of her father. The movie Girl in the basement, is fully inspired by Elizabeth’s life story. However, the name and the identity of the characters in the movie are changed. But the story of the movie remained true as per the events. The sole motive of this movie was to create awareness of sexual abuse and assaults on women. It is as per IMBD.
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