Caged Birds film

Caged Birds – New Acquisition

1980’s Switzerland was a country in dire need of social justice reform. Caged Birds is the true story of how activist Barbara Hug and “Jail Break King” Walter Stürm formed an unlikely alliance to accomplish just that.

2020 | 118 min | Germany/Switzerland
Directed by Oliver Rihs
Starring Marie Leuenberger and Joal Basman
Swiss-German with English Subtitles
To book this film, email john@corinthfilms.com

SYNOPSIS

Barbara “Babs” Hug (Marie Leuenberger, The Divine Order) is a young radical lawyer fighting Switzerland’s antiquated prison system in the 1980s, and finds it to be an endless, draining battle. She is tracked down by Walter Stürm (Joel Basman, The Monuments Men), who has just managed to escape from prison…again…and hands her a secret file not supposed to have left the prison. Although a good-hearted soul at his core, Stürm uses his newfound freedom to commit another crime, and soon finds the police closing in. Using her connections, Babs finds Stürm temporary refuge with a militant organization, and takes him on as a client in hopes of using the publicity to advance her cause. Stürm, however, has a very different ideology of freedom, and proves to be more difficult to manage than Babs realizes. Based on a true story.

Caged Birds

Caged Birds photo
Caged Birds photo
Caged Birds photo
Caged Birds image
Caged Birds image
Caged Birds image
Caged Birds still

FESTIVAL SCREENINGS

Tallin Black Nights Film Festival logo

Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival – Official Selection

Moscow International Film Festival

Beijing International Film Festival – Nominee

Hamburg Film Festival

REVIEWS

Corinth Films Sizzle Video

Where to Watch Our Films

AMAZON CHANNEL

Easily find all the arthouse, foreign and indie movies that Corinth releases – FREE to watch if you have a Prime subscription!

VIMEO CHANNEL

Find our movies on Vimeo, a platform for high quality video content. Check out our Vimeo on Demand channel!

YOUTUBE CHANNEL

View our YouTube channel where you can find classic films with custom captioning created by Corinth’s multimedia specialist. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out when there’s something new.

Follow Corinth Films on: