Jailbirds (French: La Taularde) is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film written and directed by Audrey Estrougo and starring Sophie Marceau.[3][4]

Jailbirds
Theatrical release poster
La Taularde
Directed byAudrey Estrougo
Written by
  • Audrey Estrougo
  • Agnès Caffin
Produced by
  • Julie Gayet
  • Nadia Turincev
  • Clément Calvet
  • Jérémie Fajner
StarringSophie Marceau
CinematographyGuillaume Schiffman
Edited byCéline Cloarec
Production
companies
  • Rouge International
  • Superprod
Distributed byRezo Films
Release dates
  • 3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) (Busan)
  • 14 September 2016 (2016-09-14) (France & Belgium)
Running time
100 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Belgium
LanguageFrench
Budget$3 million[1]
Box office$1.3 million[2]

Plot edit

When her husband, a career criminal, is arrested and faces maybe ten years in jail, Mathilde smuggles him a gun which he uses to escape. She is caught, and faces maybe two years in prison, while he is on the run as a wanted man facing further charges. Life locked up awaiting trial is tough and Mathilde, without any clue where her husband has got to, starts crumbling under the strain. When a prisoner is knifed and uproar breaks out, she picks up the knife and threatens a guard. Disarmed, she faces a further charge and is told with relish by the chief warder that her husband has been found dead in the boot of a car.

Cast edit

 
Naidra Ayadi, Benjamin Siksou, Sophie Marceau, Audrey Estrougo and Alice Belaïdi at the film's premiere in Paris.

References edit

  1. ^ "La Taularde". JP's Box-Office.
  2. ^ "Jailbirds".
  3. ^ P.V. (14 September 2016). "" La Taularde " : sacré matricule ! ****". Le Parisien. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Sophie Marceau : "La Taularde d'Audrey Estrougo est un vrai engagement"". Culturebox. 12 September 2016.

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