The Cage is Looking for a Bird

Oct 12, 2023

1h 28m

★ 7.0

Overview

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?

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Hype Studios

Example of Intonation

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Cast

Yakha

Khadizha Bataeva

Madina

Madina Akkieva

Heda

Fatima Elzhurkaeva

Maret

Rita Merzhoeva

Ibragim

Magomed Alhastov

Lyoma

Muhammad Bataev

Zama

Khamila Isaeva

Mohmad

Bekhan Dzakalov

Madina's mother

Aishat Akkieva

Khasan

Dzhambulat Albakov

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