There have been divergent opinions on whether this little girl who has been kidnapped under house arrest and tortured for eight years has Stockholm syndrome. And Natasha herself has always denied this.
I once read a long story about this case and Natasha's life after escape. Many people habitually or take it for granted that this girl has lived with the man who has kidnapped and imprisoned herself for so long. She must have been in love with him over time, but she has completely ignored her life with this man. . Imagine how a little girl would react to the man's crazy possessiveness, unbridled beatings, and loss of personal freedom. Resist? Run away? And which of these two failures does not mean that it will lead to another round of violent punches and kicks? What else can she do? Feeling wronged and seeking completeness, patience and humiliation is probably the only way to survive, right? She wanted to live, regain freedom, and reunite with her family, and she never gave up about it. Therefore, she worked hard to live, trying to "obey" the man. She also thought of suicide and put it into practice, but ended in failure, but the unexpected beating just became more determined, and she must find a chance to escape.
The film did not mention that Wolfgang had a baby life in the "love nest" built for the two in the attic, nor did it show any signs of Natasha's reaction after Wolfgang's death. The report I read mentioned that Natasha cried after learning that Wolfgang had committed suicide. There were also reports that she had returned to the house where she had been imprisoned for eight years. We have no way of knowing what she did when she went back, but the above two points can easily provide evidence for Stockholm syndromeists. What can this show? Couldn't it be weeping with joy and declaring victory?
The good news is that in answering this question, the film's position is very clear. The film clearly denies the Stockholm syndrome through a series of performances, and reemphasizes this view at the end: only one of two people can live, and that person is me. This sentence originated from the mouth of the little girl who was kidnapped for many years, now an adult and reborn, presumably this is her long-cherished wish for many years.
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