3096 Days
2013 film directed by Sherry Hormann
3096 Days (German: 3096 Tage) is a 2013 German drama film directed by Sherry Hormann. The film is based on the true story of Natascha Kampusch, a 10-year-old girl and her eight-year ordeal being kidnapped by Wolfgang Přiklopil. Northern Irish actress Antonia Campbell-Hughes portrays Kampusch, while Thure Lindhardt plays Přiklopil.
The film was writer Bernd Eichinger's last film before his sudden death, and Martin Moszkowicz, head of TV and Film at Constantin Film, and Ruth Toma (Gloomy Sunday) took over. It was also cinematographer Michael Ballhaus's final film.
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On the morning of 2 March 1998, 10-year-old Natascha Kampusch walks to school alone and angry after her mother slaps her during an argument. On the way, she is dragged into a van and later wakes up in a cellar. Her captor is 35-year-old technician Wolfgang Přiklopil. Although he is controlling and abusive toward Natascha, he appears socially isolated in public, with his main regular contact being his mother, who occasionally visits and brings him meals. Witness reports about the van lead police to question Wolfgang, but they find nothing suspicious.
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