Film

The Cage is Looking for a Bird

9.020231h 28m12+Drama

Age rating: 12+
Director: Malika Musaeva
Year: 2023

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?

Top 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

Directed by

Malika Musaeva

Written by

Malika Musaeva

Produced by

Murad Osmann, Pavel Burian, Ilya Stewart, Nikolay Yankin