Synopse
Walter Stürm is seen as the break-out king of Switzerland and was an idol of the left. The film portrays the criminal legend – and the very special relationship he had with his lawyer. No door, no safe was safe from him. And no prison. Between 1974 and 1995 Walter Stürm (Joel Basman) broke out of prison eight times, the price was years of solitary confinement. This drew the attention of the left-wing political scene. An idealistic lawyer Barbara Hug (Marie Leuenberger) would like to use his popularity to reform the antiquated Swiss penal system. But the less Stürm bends to her logic, the more she falls under the spell of his categoric desire for freedom.
Regie
OLIVER RIHS (*1971) was born in Switzerland and has lived in Berlin since 2001. His comedy Achtung, Fertig, WK! was the most successful Swiss film of 2013.
Info
Original Title: Bis Wir Tot Sind Oder Frei
International Title: Caged Birds
Category: Feature
Section: Große Freiheit
Version & Subtitles: Swiss German OV with German subtitles
Director: Oliver Rihs
Screenplay: Dave Tucker, Oliver Rihs, Norbert Maass, Ivan Madeo, Oliver Keidel
Cast/Protagonists: Joel Basman, Marie Leuenberger, Jella Haase
Production country: Germany, Switzerland
Year of Production: 2020
Length: 118 min
Producer: Ivan Madeo, Stefan Eichenberger, Urs Frey (Contrast Film Zürich GmbH), Jan Krüger, Jörg Trentmann (Port au Primce Film, Kultur Produktion GmbH)
Production company: Contrast Film Zürich, Port au Prince Film & Kultur Produktion GmbH
Cinematography: Felix von Muralt
Sound: Ramón Orza
Editor: Andreas Radtke
Music: Beat Solèr
Production Design: Urs Beuter
Costume Design: Gudrun Schretzmeier
World Sales: LOA International
Distributor: Port au Prince Pictures GmbH
