The Cage is Looking for a Bird

Overview

In a small Chechen village, Yaha spends her days with Madina, with whom she is very close. Both girls dream of leaving their homes after graduation and escaping to the real world, far from their village. Yaha’s older sister Heda also dreams of being free, but the price for this is very high - if she decides to try for a divorce, her only son will be taken away from her, such are the traditions in her culture. Will Yaha, Madina and Heda succeed to get free, and at what cost?

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 12, 2023

Original language

Chechen

Spoken languages

Chechen

Countries

France, Russia

Production

Example of Intonation,Hype Studios,sokurov.fund

Cast

Khamila Isaeva,Madina Akkieva,Rita Merzhoeva,Magomed Alhastov,Muhammad Bataev,Khadizha Bataeva,Fatima Elzhurkaeva,Bekhan Dzakalov,Dzhambulat Albakov,Aishat Akkieva

Director

Malika Musaeva

Writer

Malika Musaeva

Producer

Nikolay Yankin,Ilya Stewart,Murad Osmann,Pavel Burian

Cinematography

Dmitriy Nagovskiy

Music

Murat Kabardokov

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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