Netflix: If you loved Dear Little, don’t miss this awesome movie before it leaves the platform

Hailing from Germany, Dear Little, adapted from Romy Haussmann’s bestseller, created a surprise hit on Netflix. For three weeks, it monopolized the ratings podium, even surpassing the juggernaut of the moment, One Piece. In just a few days, the series achieved the best start for non-English fiction. It’s a good record.

This detective story begins with the escape of a woman and a little girl who are both being held captive in a hidden military base. As the authorities begin to investigate, it’s only a matter of time before they find the culprit and rescue the little boy who is still being kidnapped.

Although it is fiction, Dear Little is inspired by news stories in Austria, such as the case of Natasha Kampusch and the case of Elisabeth Fritzl. Another film also focuses on the subject of sequestration and the trauma of victims after release: The Room, released in 2016 and directed by Lenny Abrahamson.

Although the genre is not the same – we move from thriller to melodrama – this feature film has many points in common with Dear Little. The story tells about Joy, a young woman who is placed in a “room”, and Jack, a son who tries to raise as much as possible. To protect her son from the violence of everyday life, she invents a world for him. Jack is convinced that nothing exists beyond his four walls.

Like Dear Little, Room is an adaptation of Emma Donohue’s novel of the same name, published in 2010. The similarity with the case of Natasha Kampusch is, once again, obvious.

Heartbreakingly, Room is a film not to be missed, especially for the performances of its two main actors, Brie Larson – an Oscar winner for the role – and Jacob Tremblay, only 9 years old at the time of its release.

The Room leaves the Netflix platform on September 30.