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Girl in the Basement

Girl in the Basement

20217.61h 28m

Overview

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.

Directed by Elisabeth Röhm
Written by Barbara Marshall, Manu Boyer, Leslie Greif
Produced by Eric Tomosunas, Ron Robinson, Alex Kerr
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Top Cast

Judd Nelson

Judd Nelson

Don

Stefanie Scott

Stefanie Scott

Sara

Joely Fisher

Joely Fisher

Irene

Braxton Bjerken

Braxton Bjerken

Michael

K

Kim Rosen

Doctor

Emily Topper

Emily Topper

Amy

Emma Myers

Emma Myers

Marie

Jake Nuttall

Jake Nuttall

Thomas

Liam Pileggi

Liam Pileggi

Toddler Michael

J

Jake Etheridge

Chris

Themes & Keywords

imprisonmentbased on true storybasementcontrolling parent

About Girl in the Basement

Girl in the Basement is a thriller, crime, tv movie film released in 2021 exploring themes of imprisonment, based on true story, basement, controlling parent. Directed by Elisabeth Röhm, it stars Judd Nelson, Stefanie Scott, Joely Fisher. 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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