3096 Tage (2013)

A young Austrian girl is kidnapped and held in captivity for eight years. Based on the factual case of Natascha Kampusch.

Director:

Sherry Hormann

Writers:

Ruth Toma (screenplay), Bernd Eichinger (unfinished screenplay)

Stars:

Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Thure Lindhardt, Amelia Pidgeon

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Antonia Campbell-Hughes	...	Natascha Kampusch
Thure Lindhardt	...	Wolfgang Priklopil
Amelia Pidgeon	...	Young Natascha
Trine Dyrholm	...	Natascha's Mother
Dearbhla Molloy	...	Wolfgang's Mother
Roeland Wiesnekker	...	Natascha's Father
Ellen Schwiers	...	Natascha's Grandmother
Erni Mangold	...	Wolfgang's Grandmother
Sebastian Weber	...	Ernst Holzapfel
Tina Grawe
Angelina Noa	...	Russian Woman
Nicholas Reinke
Thomas Loibl
Henry Schindler
Michael A. Grimm	...	Policeman

Storyline

Based on real life events. 10 years old Austrian girl, Natascha Kampusch was kidnapped on March 03, 1998, on her way to school. She spent 8 and a half years under strict captivity by her kidnapper, and managed to survive one of the cruelest experiences a child should never have.

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Plot Keywords:

kidnapping | based on real events | psychological torture | survivor | violence against a woman | 

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Taglines:

Die wahre Geschichte der Natascha Kampusch (The true story of Natascha Kampusch)

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Genres:

Biography | Crime | Drama

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Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook

Country:

Germany

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 February 2013 (Germany)

Also Known As:

3096

Filming Locations:

Munich, Bavaria, Germany

Company Credits

Production Co:

Constantin Film, ARD Degeto Film, Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

111 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Antonia Campbell-Hughes lost 64 pounds to play the role of Natascha Kampusch. Campbell-Hughes told the Evening Standard, that "There was an understanding from the beginning that I would suffer as much as she did." The actress told that she kept a photo of Lara Flynn Boyle circa 1998 on her fridge.

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Goofs

At Natascha's 18 birthday, she has long hair. The next scene, she has a bad "bob" haircut. In the following scene, her hair is long again. It's not even 6 months yet, and her hair went to long, short, and long again.

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Quotes

Natascha Kampusch: Why did you pick me?
Wolfgang Priklopil: I've seen your smile.

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Connections

Featured in Natascha Kampusch - Ein Schicksal im Rampenlicht (2013)

User Reviews

Subject matter taboo and excellent it's been brought to light

Some of the reviews for this film reveal the "blame the victim" mentality held by society towards victims of sex crimes. The hints of blaming the victims echo the usual excuses, that these victims in some way got what they "deserve" for not apparently fighting back, for "letting it happen", and on and on. These rationalizations are some of the worst blows to the victims and conversely one of the greatest supports of the perpetrators.

It is necessary for films like this to be made so the myths and lies of sex slavery are viewed for what the reality is: torture, plain and simple. In one of her newspaper interviews after the film was made, Ms. Kampusch stated that the reality was far worse than the film depicted, so this glimpse into the world of sex slavery was watered down considerably.

I also was glad that there were hints of mysterious behavior from other characters involved in the story who may or may not have been involved in what the Austrian police later publicly claimed may have been the machinations of a pedophile ring, which may have helped this perpetrator abduct and psychologically torture the victim. Too bad this statement from the Austrian police was not included in the film.