Cages (2007) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2007 · 86 mins · French

Directed by

Olivier Masset-Depasse

Starring

Anne Coesens, Adel Bencherif, Michel Angely, Nasser Zerkoune, Sagamore Stévenin, Micheline Goethals

Eve, an EMT, falls for Damien, the warm‑hearted owner of a rural Belgian bar. She helps run the tavern and befriends regulars until a severe car crash leaves her physically unharmed but emotionally scarred, giving her a pronounced stutter. Isolated and mocked, her relationship cracks as Damien turns to another woman. In retaliation, Eve locks him inside their home, forcing them to confront their intimacy and rebuild communication, set against the backdrop of the bar’s annual animal‑calling contest.