“나는 나타샤 캄푸쉬. 8년전 납치당했습니다” 1998년3월2일, 열살 나타샤 캄푸쉬는 등교길에 납치당한다. 지하의 1.5평 작은방에 갇힌 나타샤. 범인은 그녀에게 “복종”만을 강요하고, 상습적인 구타와 폭언, 굶김으로 그녀를 사육하기 시작한다. 그가 누구인지, 왜 납치했는지 이유를 모른 채, 기아와 학대를 견디지 못하고 점점 그의 완전한 소유물이 되어가는 나탸샤. 8년뒤 어느 날 범인이 잠시 방심한 사이 탈출을 시도하는데…
Eleven years ago, an 8-year-old girl disappeared from a small German town on the German-Czech border. Although her body was never found, nor were there any traces of blood or DNA evidence, a mentally-disabled man was coerced to confess to the crime. Even though he withdrew his admission of guilt two days later, the forced confession was enough to convince the ruling judge. The responsible investigator Altendorf was discharged so that the investigation could be sped along by another colleague.