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Spanish thriller “The Chalk Line,” which appeared on Netflix in 2022, is also based on the Fritzl kidnapping — although most aspects of the case have been radically altered. Its original title, “Jaula,” literally means cage in Spanish, which should give you some idea of how disturbing the movie’s events are. In this version of the story, the upsetting abduction narrative is relayed back to the audience as a sort of mystery after a young couple finds a distressed girl on the road. By the end of the film, we discover that the young girl, Clara, is the daughter of Ingrid, a woman held captive by the movie’s villain, Eduardo. After abducting Ingrid — who unlike Elisabeth Fritzl is not related to her kidnapper — Eduardo subjects her to eight years of abuse and eventually kills her.
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In this adaptation, the young girl’s PTSD is the central focus, and the film explores how the events profoundly affect Clara’s psyche. To demonstrate her mental anguish, Clara draws a box made of chalk on the floor and refuses to step outside of it for much of the movie.
