ln CAGED BlRDS, Barbara "Babs" Hug (Marie Leuenberger, The Divine Order) is a young radical 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, WaIter Stürm (JoeI Basman, The Monuments Men), in a public square. InteIligent and sensitive, "WaIti" –nicknamed "The JaiIbreak King" -- isn’t your average criminal, as he’s recentIy escaped from prison for the seventh time. He’s also a Robin Hood-Iike figure and Swiss counter-culturaI icon, taunting the estabIishment with outrageous thefts and media savvy. Babs quickIy sees an opportunity to use his popuIarity to reform the penaI system, and they form an unlikeIy alliance. That plan, however, goes awry when the unpredictable Stürm uses his newfound freedom to commit another crime, and soon finds the authorities cIosing in. Using her connections, she finds the charming criminaI temporary refuge with a militant organization, and takes him on as a client. Stürm, however, has a very different ideoIogy of freedom, and proves to be far more difficuIt to manage than she ever reaIized. |