The Cage is Looking for a Bird
- Released on
- Runtime
- 88 mins
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?
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?
Cast
- Khadizha Bataeva
- Madina Akkieva
- Fatima Elzhurkaeva
- Rita Merzhoeva
- Magomed Alhastov
- Muhammad Bataev
- Khamila Isaeva
- Bekhan Dzakalov
- Aishat Akkieva
- Dzhambulat Albakov
Director
- Malika Musaeva
Producers
- Ilya Stewart
- Nikolay Yankin
- Murad Osmann
- Pavel Burian
Screenwriter
- Malika Musaeva
