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The Cage Is Looking for a Bird

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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?

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Sarah Manvel Critic's Notebook 03/18/2023
We can feel the weight of Yakha's dreams... becoming hemmed by the reality of her limited horizons. The final shot implies somebody escapes, but the movie’s impressions needed a little more exposition to drive the feelings home. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Malika Musaeva

Director

Khadizha Bataeva

Yakha

Madina Akkieva

Madina

Fatima Elzhurkaeva

Heda

Rita Merzhoeva

Maret

Magomed Alhastov

Ibragim
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Synopsis 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
Producer
Ilya Stewart, Nikolay Yankin, Murad Osmann, Pavel Burian
Screenwriter
Malika Musaeva
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Chechen
Runtime
1h 27m