Josef Fritzl: Story of a Monster
In April 2008 the world was stunned by a breaking story in Amstetten, Austria. Josef Fritzl, a respected businessman, husband and father, was arrested and accused of sexually abusing his daughter over the course of 24 years, during which time she bore him seven children while living in the cellar of the family home. This unique film seeks to find out what drove Josef Fritzl to commit this act, speaking to childhood friends, relatives, former tenants, his best friend, his psychiatrist and a woman he attacked and tried to rape as a young man. Accompanied by previously unseen video clips, holiday footage and archival and personal photographs, Josef Fritzl: Story of a Monster builds a dramatic picture of how he could commit this atrocious crime, one that shocked the entire world.
Cast
Daisy Beaumont, Karl Dunkl, Friedrich Leimlehner
Duration
1 x 60'
Genre(s)
Film, Crime
Year of Production
2009