Girl in the Basement

Girl in the Basement

202188 min7.6 / 10

A harrowing true-crime thriller about paternal control and captivity that prioritizes psychological torment and despair over spectacle.

Sara is a teen girl who is looking forward to her 18th birthday to move away from her controlling father Don. But before she could even blow out the candles, Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.

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