A father comes home for Christmas in the basement where he is keeping his wife and children captive. Inspired by the Josef Fritzl case.
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The people behind it
Claus Bue
Faren
Silja Byske
Datteren, Kirsten
August Igor Svideniouk Egholm
Michael, søn
Stefania Omarsdottir
Moren
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