Based on the life of Natalee Holloway who disappeared and presumably was murdered while on a class trip to Aruba.
Spencer Redford was also considered for the role of Natalee Holloway.
Sara Paxton was first offered the role of Natalee Holloway in early 2008. But turned it down feeling it was still too soon after Holloway's disappearance to make a film because her disappearance was still being heavily covered in the media.
On October 18, 2023, Joran van der Sloot confessed to murdering Natalee Holloway.
Beth and her friends are followed by Mississippi Highway Patrol after receiving the phone call that Natalee was missing.