The Cage is Looking for a Bird
2023•1h 28m•9.0•Released
Drama
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?
Director
Malika Musaeva
Writer
Malika Musaeva
Languages
Chechen
Studio
Hype Studios
Cast
Khadizha Bataeva
Yakha
Madina Akkieva
Madina
Fatima Elzhurkaeva
Heda
Rita Merzhoeva
Maret
Magomed Alhastov
Ibragim
Muhammad Bataev
Lyoma
Khamila Isaeva
Zama
Bekhan Dzakalov
Mohmad
Aishat Akkieva
Madina's mother
Dzhambulat Albakov
Khasan
Production
Company
Hype Studios
Company
Example of Intonation
Producer
Ilya Stewart
Producer
Nikolay Yankin
Producer
Murad Osmann
Producer
Pavel Burian
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