![]() ![]() On August 28, 1984, the then 18-year-old waitress Elisabeth was living with her mother Rosemarie and father Josef when he called her to the basement of their home to help him place a door. 'Girl in the Basement' Review: Disturbing film inspired by real-life sexual assault is not for the faint-hearted A window of the house where 73-year-old Josef Fritzl locked up his daughter in a basement for 24 years and fathered seven children with her, seen on April 27, 2008, in Amstetten, Austria (Getty Images) What happened to Elisabeth Fritzl? 'Girl in the Basement' Full Cast List: Meet Stefanie Scott, Judd Nelson and Joely Fisher, the stars of Lifetime's chilling thriller She spoke about the "abominable events" in 2008 and her story shook millions and led many to question the human capacity for savagery and survival. The young woman was abused, humiliated and raped repeatedly by her father, Josef Frtizl. Directed by Elisabeth Rohm and releasing on Saturday, February 27, it narrates the ordeal of Elisabeth Fritzel, who endured horrors in the basement while her mother and sister lived upstairs, believing that she ran away from home for a new life.Įlisabeth was imprisoned in the windowless basement beneath the boarding home where she was raised in Lower Austria. What's worse? The film is actually based on real events. It follows the shocking story of a woman who had been held captive by her father for 24 years, and the rapes resulted in the birth of seven children who remained in captivity with her. A Lifetime film 'Girl in the Basement' is here to send shudders down your spine. ![]()
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