In real life, Natascha's abduction led to a massive search for her, including searching over 700 white minivans in the area. The film leaves out the darker aspects of Natascha's relationship with her parents, who were divorced at the time of her kidnapping. While initially treated kindly by her captor, Natascha still suffered greatly in captivity, and her relationship with her kidnapper remains complex.

This article contains mentions of suicide, self-harm, and sexual assault.

3096 Days is a movie based on the real-life kidnapping of Austrian citizen Natascha Kampusch by Wolfgang Přiklopil. On March 2, 1998, 10-year-old Natascha was walking alone to school in Vienna. She never made it. Witness reports and a large search resulted in the conclusion that Natascha had been kidnapped and her whereabouts were unknown. Eight years later, Natascha escaped her imprisonment to the world's shock, as they had given her up for lost, and she was finally...