True crimejunkies were in for a doozy of a story whenNetflixaddedAbducted in Plain Sightto its ever - growing library of documentary titles in the beginning this year . While the movie originally act the festival circuit in 2017 , its streaming entry has generated a long ton of bombination around the almost - too - bizarre - to - believe story of a 12 - twelvemonth - sure-enough little girl , Jan Broberg , being abducted by a folk champion in the 1970s .
To say much more about the film would be to give too much away , but thecrimeends up steep her entire sept in left and unexpected way . Fortunately , Broberg survived the ordeal and is now sharing her story with the public .
While Broberg , now 56 years old , is proud of that Netflix has brought new attention to her case , she is interested in realize an even more in - profundity retelling of her story and recentlytoldTMZthat a film deal might be in the workplace .
“ We have had some preliminary conversation , some offers , some people who are interested in making the chronicle into a feature film or a serial publication of some sort , ” Brobergsaid . “ We ’re just very guardedly looking at the possibilities and selection that might be available . I want the narration told right and in a fashion that will facilitate the most number of people . ”
While no deals have been made prescribed just yet , Broberg has already begun to mean about who she ’d like to see run her younger self — and she ’s arrive her heart set unwaveringly onStranger ThingsstarMillie Bobby Brown . " She ’s a great , great young actress and she ’s tiny , " Broberg said of the 15 - year - one-time English actress . " It has to be a very small girl . ”
Broberg ’s dream do n’t stop there . For the role of her snatcher , Robert “ B ” Berchtold , she thinks that Ryan Gosling or Christian Bale would be arrant .
She may be setting her hopes rather eminent , but a scripted version of Broberg ’s substantial - life puerility is the kind of story that very few screenwriter could even dream up .
kidnap in Plain Sightis currently streaming on Netflix .
