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About
Barbara Hug is a young radical lawyer fighting Switzerland's antiquated prison system in the 1980s. Walter Stürm is in and often escaping out of jail becoming known as the Jailbreak King. When the two meet an unlikely alliance is formed.
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Contrast Film, ARTE, BR, HR, Niama Film, Port au Prince Films, SRF, Teleclub
Original Title
Bis wir tot sind oder frei
Original Language
German
Cast
Full credits →J
Joel Basman
Walter Stürm
M
Marie Leuenberger
Barbara Hug
J
Jella Haase
Heike Vollmer
A
Anatole Taubman
Peter Rothenburg
B
Bibiana Beglau
Meret Spengler
P
Pascal Ulli
Roger Bellier
B
Beat Marti
Dr.Steiner
M
Milton Welsh
Schorsch
M
Martina Schöne-Radunski
Sieghilde Braun
D
Danny Exnar
Konrad Tönz
P
Philippe Graber
Felix Lammel
D
Davide Gagliardi
E
Emanuela von Frankenberg
Mother Hug
M
Michael Schertenleib
C
Christian Samuel Weber
Gefängniswärter
R
Roger Bonjour
Remo
K
Klaus Schreiber
Eduard Zimmermann
J
Jasper Engelhardt
M
Maximilian Kraus
Wärter
M
Michael von Burg
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