The Cage is Looking for a Bird
Malika Musaeva
2023
About Film
In a small Chechen village, Yaha spends her days with Madina, with whom they are very close. Both girls dream of leaving their homes after graduation and escaping to the real world, to live a life they can choose freely. Her 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 in all likelihood be taken away from her. Such are the traditions in her culture.
The film tells the stories of several Chechen women while each tries to defend their right to freedom and live their own lives. Will they succeed, and at what cost?
About Director
Born in Grozny in 1992. During the Second Chechen War in 1999, she fled the Chechen Republic and her family emigrated to Germany. In 2003 she returned to Russia and lived in Nalchik. In 2010, Malika enrolled in the Kabardino-Balkarian State University named after H.M. Berbekov, to the directorial workshop of Alexander Sokurov. During her studies, she directed several short films, which were presented at international film festivals. After graduation, she moved to Germany and studied Directing at the Hamburg Media School. In Hamburg, Malika directed two short films. In 2021 she directed her first feature film Cage In Search Of A Bird, produced by Hype Studios alongside Alexander Sokurov’s film fund. She is currently residing and working in Germany.
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