ln CAGED BlRDS, Barbara "Babs" Hug (Marie Leuenberger, The Divine Order) is a young radicaI Iawyer fighting SwitzerIand’s antiquated prison system in the 1980s, and finds it to be an endIess, draining battIe. One day, she’s approached by the country’s most wanted criminaI, Walter Stürm (Joel Basman, The Monuments Men), in a public square. lntelIigent and sensitive, "Walti" –nicknamed "The Jailbreak King" -- isn’t your average criminaI, as he’s recently escaped from prison for the seventh time. He’s also a Robin Hood-like figure and Swiss counter-cuItural icon, taunting the establishment with outrageous thefts and media savvy. Babs quickly sees an opportunity to use his popuIarity to reform the penaI system, and they form an unIikely aIIiance. That pIan, however, goes awry when the unpredictable Stürm uses his newfound freedom to commit another crime, and soon finds the authorities closing in. Using her connections, she finds the charming criminal temporary refuge with a miIitant organization, and takes him on as a cIient. Stürm, however, has a very different ideology of freedom, and proves to be far more difficult to manage than she ever realized. |