Caged Birds

2021•1h 58m•

★5.4(18 ratings)

DramaRomanceCrime

Overview

Barbara Hug is a young radical lawyer fighting Switzerland's antiquated prison system in the 1980s. Walter Stürm is in and often escaping out of jail becoming known as the Jailbreak King. When the two meet an unlikely alliance is formed.

Director

Oliver Rihs

Writers

Dave Tucker, Oliver Rihs, Ivan Madeo, Norbert Maass, Oliver Keidel

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Main Cast

Joel Basman

Walter Stürm

Marie Leuenberger

Barbara Hug

Jella Haase

Heike Vollmer

Anatole Taubman

Peter Rothenburg

Bibiana Beglau

Meret Spengler

Pascal Ulli

Caged Birds

2021•1h 58m•

★5.4(18 ratings)

DramaRomanceCrime

Overview

Director

Oliver Rihs

Writers

Dave Tucker, Oliver Rihs, Ivan Madeo, Norbert Maass, Oliver Keidel

Watchlist

Main Cast

Joel Basman

Walter Stürm

Marie Leuenberger

Barbara Hug

Jella Haase

Heike Vollmer

Anatole Taubman

Peter Rothenburg

Bibiana Beglau

Meret Spengler

Pascal Ulli

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Oliver Rihs

Writing

Screenplay: Dave Tucker
Screenplay: Oliver Rihs
Screenplay: Ivan Madeo
Screenplay: Norbert Maass
Screenplay: Oliver Keidel

Production

Producer: Jörg Trentmann
Producer: Stefan Eichenberger
Producer: Urs Frey
Producer: Jan Krüger
Producer: Ivan Madeo

Music & Sound

Music: Beat Solèr

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Felix von Muralt

Editing

Editor: Andreas Radtke

Did You Know?

The original title is "Bis wir tot sind oder frei" (DE).

The runtime is 118 minutes (1h 58m).

It was a co-production between: Germany, Switzerland.

The film was directed by Oliver Rihs.

The screenplay was written by Dave Tucker and Oliver Rihs.

Cinematography was handled by Felix von Muralt.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt9502538.

Rating

5.4/10

Mixed

18 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Bis wir tot sind oder frei

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

Language:

Deutsch

Country of Origin:

Germany, Switzerland

Production Companies:

Contrast Film

ARTE

Niama Film

Port au Prince Films

SRF

Teleclub

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Caged Birds

Overview

Director

Writers

Main Cast

Joel Basman

Marie Leuenberger

Jella Haase

Anatole Taubman

Bibiana Beglau

Pascal Ulli

Caged Birds

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Writers

Main Cast

Joel Basman

Marie Leuenberger

Jella Haase

Anatole Taubman

Bibiana Beglau

Pascal Ulli

Beat Marti

Milton Welsh

Martina Schöne-Radunski

Danny Exnar

Philippe Graber

Davide Gagliardi

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