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Caged Birds

Original title: Stürm: Bis wir tot sind oder frei
  • 2020
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
5.9/10
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Joel Basman, Marie Leuenberger, and Jella Haase in Caged Birds (2020)
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Barbara Hug is a young 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 ... Read allBarbara Hug is a young 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.Barbara Hug is a young 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
    • Reto Kohler
    • Oliver Keidel
    • Norbert Maass
  • Stars
    • Marie Leuenberger
    • Joel Basman
    • Jella Haase
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.9/10
    307
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Oliver Rihs
    • Writers
      • Reto Kohler
      • Oliver Keidel
      • Norbert Maass
    • Stars
      • Marie Leuenberger
      • Joel Basman
      • Jella Haase
    • 1User review
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 8 nominations total

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    Marie Leuenberger
    Marie Leuenberger
    • Barbara Hug
    Joel Basman
    Joel Basman
    • Walter Stürm
    Jella Haase
    Jella Haase
    • Heike Vollmer
    Anatole Taubman
    Anatole Taubman
    • Peter Rothenburg
    Milton Welsh
    Milton Welsh
    • Schorsch
    Bibiana Beglau
    Bibiana Beglau
    • Meret Spengler
    Pascal Ulli
    Pascal Ulli
    • Roger Belier
    Philippe Graber
    Philippe Graber
    • Felix Lammel
    Beat Marti
    Beat Marti
    • Doctor Steiner
    Emanuela von Frankenberg
    • Barbaras Mutter
    Martina Schöne-Radunski
    • Sieghilde Braun
    Danny Exnar
    Danny Exnar
    • Konrad Tönz
    Michael Schertenleib
    • Remo
    Deborah De Lorenzo
    Deborah De Lorenzo
    • Frieke
    Davide Gagliardi
    Davide Gagliardi
    • Grenzwache
    Roger Bonjour
    • Receptionist
    Christian Samuel Weber
    • Jail guard
    Carsten Zoltan
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    • Director
      • Oliver Rihs
    • Writers
      • Reto Kohler
      • Oliver Keidel
      • Norbert Maass
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    • Connections
      References Aktenzeichen XY... ungelöst! (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      Salut
      (Uomo Dove Vai)

      Music by Toto Cutugno and Pasquale Losito

      Italian lyrics by Vito Pallavicini

      French lyrics by Pierre Delanoë and Claude Lemesle

      Performed by Joe Dassin

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 31, 2022 (Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • Switzerland
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Contrast Film (Switzerland)
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • Swiss German
      • German
      • Spanish
    • Also known as
      • Stürm: Bis wir tot sind oder frei
    • Filming locations
      • Zurich, Switzerland(location)
    • Production companies
      • Contrast Film
      • Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion
      • Niama Film
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $5,828
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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