CAGED BIRDS
by Oliver Rihs
synopsis
Barbara Hug is a young radical lawyer fighting Switzerland’s antiquated prison system in the 1980s. Walter Stürm is a charmer and chancer. Taunting the establishment with his outrageous thefts and media savvy he’s in and often escaping out of jail and becomes known as the Jailbreak King. When the two meet an unlikely alliance is formed.
international title: | Caged Birds |
original title: | Bis Wir Tot sind oder Frei |
working title: | Storm |
country: | Switzerland, Germany |
sales agent: | The Playmaker (ex ARRI Media Worldsales) |
year: | 2020 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Oliver Rihs |
film run: | 118' |
release date: | CH 14/01/2021, DE 25/02/2021 |
screenplay: | Dave Tucker, Oliver Rihs, Norbert Maass, Ivan Madeo, Oliver Keidel |
cast: | Marie Leuenberger, Joel Basman, Jella Haase |
cinematography by: | Felix von Muralt |
film editing: | Andres Radtke |
art director: | Urs Beuter |
costumes designer: | Gudrun Schretzmeier |
music: | Beat Solèr |
producer: | Ivan Madeo, Jörg Trentmann, Stefan Eichenberger, Jan Krüger, Thomas Reisser, Marcus Machura |
production: | Contrast Film, Port-Au-Prince Pictures GmbH, Niama Film GmbH, SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG, ARTE GEIE, BR Bayerischer Rundfunk, HR - Hessischer Rundfunk |
distributor: | Ascot Elite Entertainment Group, Port-Au-Prince Pictures GmbH |