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Natascha Kampusch is an Austrian girl known for her abduction at the age of 10 on 2 March 1998. She was held in a secret cellar by her kidnapper Wolfgang Priklopil for more than eight years, until she escaped on 23 August 2006.

Natascha later became a talk show hostess and now works for animal rights with PETA.

German film-maker and director Bernd Eichinger announced that he was making a film based on Kampusch's captivity and wanted Kate Winslet to star in the film.

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