Girl in the Basement 2021movie comes to Lifetime Channel as part of the 2021 Ripped from the Headlines movies. The world is full of threats and criminal elements that you need to safeguard against. Your home is the only place that you can truly feel safe. But what will you do when the person you trust the most becomes a monster.
What is the Girl in the Basement 2021 Movie About?
Girl in the Basement movie follows Sara as her normal, exciting, and happy life turns into a nightmare she can’t escape.
Sara was a vibrant teen girl who was looking forward to her 18th birthday so she could move away from her controlling father Don.
But before she could ever blow out the candles, her world became extremely dark after Don imprisons her in the basement of their home.
While Don tries to convince wife Irene that Sara ran away, he secretly visited her in the basement to torture and rape her while Irene and her sister Amy continued living upstairs.
As the years pass, Sara gives birth to several children, alone in the basement. Don eventually brings up their youngest son, leaving him on the doorstep for Irene to find with a note from Sara saying that was her son and she couldn’t care for him.
This leads Irene to finally accept Don’s claims about Sara.
After decades of captivity, Sara finally escapes, and her family learns the devastating truth about what had been going on for over 20 years right beneath their feet.
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What is the Cast of Girl in the Basement 2021 Movie?
Stefanie Scott plays the lead role of Sara along with Judd Nelson as her father Don. Joely Fisher plays her mother Irene in the movie inspired by true events. Leslie Greif, Manu Boyer and Barbara Marshall adapt the story for the movie directed by Elisabeth Rohm.
Girl in the Basement (2021)
Directed By: Elisabeth Rohm
Cast: Stefanie Scott, Emily Topper, Joely Fisher, Judd Nelson
Network: Lifetime Channel
Release Date: February 27 2021, 8 PM ET/PT
Genre: Drama, True-Crime, Thriller
Watch this trailer of the movie and tell us if you think the movie captures the terror and the emotions.
What time Does the Movie Premiere on Lifetime Channel?
Girl in the Basement movie premieres on Lifetime Channel on February 27 2021 at 8 PM ET/PT.
Is the Movie a True Story?
The movie is inspired by the events that we think happened in Austria. The story became public in 2008 when a girl, who finally escaped confinement, narrated her ordeal.
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