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The Longest Night: Secrets of the Austrian Cellar

2013 · 45 min

A grim, sobering true-crime recounting that leaves you unsettled and heavy long after it ends.

Directed by
Louise Turner
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
John Glatt, Elisabeth Fritzle, Alexander Fritzl
Overview
Documentary about Austrian man kept daughter prisoner in cellar for 24 years

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Directed by
Louise Turner
Genres
Documentary, Tv movie
Starring
John Glatt, Elisabeth Fritzle, Alexander Fritzl
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • trauma
  • crime
  • power
  • survival
Places
  • single country house
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror5
Humour0
Realism9
Romance0
Tension6
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
documentary, tv movie
Directed by
Louise Turner
Written by
Carrie Wysocki
Starring
John Glatt, Elisabeth Fritzle, Alexander Fritzl, Felix Fritzl
Runtime
45 min
Languages
English

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