Directed by:
Sherry HormannCinematography:
Michael BallhausComposer:
Martin TodsharowCast:
Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Thure Lindhardt, Amelia Pidgeon, Trine Dyrholm, Dearbhla Molloy, Roeland Wiesnekker, Ellen Schwiers, Erni Mangold, Jaymes Butler (more)Plots(1)
On March 9th, 1998, 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch is abducted on her way to school. In an instant, Natascha's world has changed forever. She finds herself held captive in a dark, windowless cellar. The only person she sees is her kidnapper, Wolfgang Priklopil. As the years go by, he plays cruel mind games and mercilessly exploits Natascha, all in pursuit of his dream of creating the perfect woman in his basement prison. But Natascha proves to be resilient. She educates herself and looks for ways to manipulate her relationship with her captor. Natascha records every detail of her brutal existence on scraps of tissue paper, so as not to forget a single thing. Now, she is down to the final sheet – and Natascha knows it has to end. On August 23rd, 2006 – after 3,096 days in captivity – Natascha takes her chance and escapes, tasting freedom for the first time. She is a survivor. (Berlinale)
(more)Cast
![Antonia Campbell-Hughes](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/721/160721139_80510b.jpg)
Antonia Campbell-Hughes
UK
Best movies:
Breakfast on Pluto (2005)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Les Cowboys (2015)
![Thure Lindhardt](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/542/160542794_e993dc.jpg)
Thure Lindhardt
Denmark
Best movies:
Into the Wild (2007)
Pelle the Conqueror (1987)
Angels in Fast Motion (2005)
![Amelia Pidgeon](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/721/160721140_a8a26a.jpg)
Amelia Pidgeon
Best movies:
3096 Days (2013)
The Woman in Black 2: Angel of Death (2014)
![Trine Dyrholm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/781/161781695_b60c53.jpg)
Trine Dyrholm
Denmark
Best movies:
The Celebration (1998)
Who Am I - No System Is Safe (2014)
Troubled Water (2008)
Dearbhla Molloy
Ireland
Best movies:
Wallander (2008) (series)
Frankie Starlight (1995)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
![Roeland Wiesnekker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/627/158627370_e0ddd8.jpg)
Roeland Wiesnekker
Switzerland
Best movies:
Schwabenkinder (2003) (TV movie)
The Silence (2010)
3096 Days (2013)
![Ellen Schwiers](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/228/159228778_fd479c.jpg)
Ellen Schwiers
German Empire
![Erni Mangold](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/143/158143749_0acf64.jpg)
Erni Mangold
Austria
Best movies:
Before Sunrise (1995)
North Face (2008)
I Only Want You to Love Me (1976) (TV movie)
![Jaymes Butler](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886428_7d0331.jpg)
Jaymes Butler
USA
Best movies:
Mission: Impossible 3 (2006)
Snowden (2016)
L'Écrivain fantôme (2010)
![Michael A. Grimm](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/287/159287219_259231.jpg)
Michael A. Grimm
West Germany
Best movies:
Merry Christmas (2005)
Das Wunder von Wörgl (2018) (TV movie)
Das Tagebuch der Anne Frank (2016)
![Thomas Loibl](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/843/168843315_9825qv.jpg)
Thomas Loibl
West Germany
Best movies:
My Life in Orange (2011)
Toni Erdmann (2016)
The Conference (2022)
![Ulla Geiger](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/325/159325051_60313c.jpg)
Ulla Geiger
Best movies:
My Life in Orange (2011)
3096 Days (2013)
Da geht noch was! (2013)
Tina Grawe
Best movies:
3096 Days (2013)
Pizza und Marmelade (2008)
Inga Lindström (2004) (series)
![Heike Koslowski](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/435/166435984_8bf237.jpg)
Heike Koslowski
Germany
Best movies:
About a Girl (2014)
3096 Days (2013)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Arthur Streiling
Best movies:
3096 Days (2013)
Sebastian Weber
East Germany
Best movies:
Shoppen (2006)
Aenne Burda - Die Wirtschaftswunderfrau (2018) (TV movie)
3096 Days (2013)
Marion Freundorfer
Best movies:
3096 Days (2013)
Polizeiruf 110 (1971) (series)