Stürm: Bis wir tot sind oder frei
Caged Birds
Bis wir tot sind oder frei
Switzerland / Germany, September 2020
FILM,
Fiction,
117 min.
- directed by
- Oliver Rihs
- Written by
- Dave Tucker, Ivan Madeo, Oliver Keidel, Oliver Rihs
- Status
- In distribution
Barbara Hug is a young radical lawyer fighting Switzerland’s antiquated prison system in the 1980s. Walter Stürm is a charmer and chancer. Taunting the establishment with his outrageous thefts and media savvy he’s in and often escaping out of jail and becomes known as the Jailbreak King. When the two meet an unlikely alliance is formed.
credits
- World Premiere
- September 2020
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, German (french/english subtitles), couleur, DCP, 117 min.
- ISAN
- 0000-0004-61D1-0000-V-0000-0000-I
- Production
- Contrast Film Zürich GmbH, Port au Prince Film und Kultur Produktion GmbH, Niama Film, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, Teleclub AG, ARTE G.E.I.E., Bayerischer Rundfunk, Hessischer Rundfunk
- Producer
- Ivan Madeo, Jörg Trentmann, Stefan Eichenberger, Jan Krüger, Thomas Reisser, Marcus Machura
- directed by
- Oliver Rihs
- Written by
- Dave Tucker, Ivan Madeo, Oliver Keidel, Oliver Rihs
- Cinematography
- Felix von Muralt
- Editing
- Andreas Radtke
- Sound Editing
- Ramon Orza
- Music
- Beat Solèr
- Production Design
- Urs Beuter
- Costumes
- Gudrun Schretzmeier
- Make up
- Marina Aebi
- Casting
- Nina Moser, Corinna Glaus, Uwe Bünker, Ivan Madeo
Cast
Joel Basman as Walter Stürm
Marie Leuenberger as Barbara Hug
Anatole Taubman as Peter Rothenburg
Jella Haase as Heike Vollmer
Pascal Ulli as Roger Bélier
Philippe Graber as Felix Lammel
Bibiana Beglau as Meret Spengler
Beat Marti as Doktor Steiner
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- The Playmaker
Worldwide Distribution
- Canada
- Corinth Films Distribution
- China
- Naropean Entertainment Ltd. Distribution
- Germany
-
Port au Prince Pictures GmbH
Distribution
Release date: 29.03.2022 - India
- Big Tree Entertainment Distribution
- Spain
-
Distribución de películas Barlovento S.L.
Distribution
Release date: 28.01.2022 - Switzerland
-
Ascot Elite Entertainment
Distribution
Release date: 24.11.2021 - United States
- Corinth Films Distribution
- WORLDWIDE
- Netflix VOD
Awards
(a selection)
-
Tallinn, PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival,
Best Actress
2020
(Winner)
Marie Leuenberger -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Actor
2022
(Nomination)
Joel Basman -
Zürich, Swiss Film Award,
Best Actress
2022
(Nomination)
Marie Leuenberger
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, 57. Solothurner Filmtage
19.01.2022 - 26.01.2022 -
Braunschweig, 35. Internationales Filmfestival Braunschweig
01.11.2021 - 07.11.2021 -
Beijing, 11th Beijing International Film Festival (postponedCorona)
14.08.2021 - 21.08.2021 -
Moscow, 43rd Moscow International Film Festival
22.04.2021 - 29.04.2021 -
Torun, 27th IFF of the Art of Cinematography PLUS CAMERIMAGE Bydgoszcz
14.11.2020 - 21.11.2020 -
Tallinn, 24th PÖFF Black Nights Film Festival (hybridCorona – online and onsite edition)
13.11.2020 - 29.11.2020 -
Hamburg, 28. Filmfest Hamburg
24.09.2020 - 03.10.2020