Caged Birds
5.9
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.
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Cast
29 people
Joel Basman
Walter Stürm
Known for
Generation War
Land of Mine
Marie Leuenberger
Barbara Hug
Known for
The Divine Order
Blackout: Tomorrow Is Too Late
Jella Haase
Heike Vollmer
Known for
Suck Me Shakespeer 2
Kleo
Anatole Taubman
Peter Rothenburg
Known for
Dark
The Pillars of the Earth
Bibiana Beglau
Meret Spengler
Known for
Luna's Revenge
Pascal Ulli
Roger Bellier
Known for
All the Light We Cannot See
Mad Heidi
Beat Marti
Dr.Steiner
Known for
Mario
Coda
Milton Welsh
Schorsch
Known for
Conan the Barbarian
The Ghost Writer
Martina Schöne-Radunski
Sieghilde Braun
Known for
German Angst
Danny Exnar
Konrad Tönz
Known for
The Palace
Philippe Graber
Felix Lammel
Known for
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch
The Universal Theory
Davide Gagliardi
Known for
I Can Quit Whenever I Want
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Oliver Rihs Director · Oliver Keidel Screenplay Ivan Madeo Screenplay
First release September 26, 2020 · Produced in Germany, Switzerland · Production ARTE, BR
Production
Contrast Film
Production
ARTE
Production
BR
Production
HR
Production
Niama Film
Production
Port au Prince Films
Production
SRF
Production
Teleclub
Production
Germany · Switzerland
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Bis wir tot sind oder frei
Original language
German
Spoken on screen
German
Release dates
Germany · September 26, 2020
Premiere · Filmfest Hamburg
Switzerland · November 25, 2021
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Australia
May 27, 2022 · Premiere · German Film Festival
Germany
March 31, 2022 · Theatrical
Russia
April 23, 2021 · Premiere · Moscow International Film Festival
Spain
January 21, 2022 · Theatrical · Empatia
Switzerland
January 21, 2022 · Digital
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