Cages (2006)
Release Year: 2006
Nation: Singapore, United States
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Olivier Masset-Depasse
Writer: Olivier Masset-Depasse
Production & Genre
Keywords
Keywords: cheating husband, chloroform, close up of penis and testicles, difficulty speaking, female full frontal nudity, female full rear nudity, female pubic hair, labia, male full frontal nudity, male pubic hair, naked female breasts, outdoor sex, sexually dissatisfied husband, simulated handjob, stuttering woman, traffic accident, unrequited love, wife mistress relationship, woman touches a man's penis, woman washing a man
Story
Eve (Anne Coesens), an emergency medical technician, falls in love with Damien (Sagamore Stévenin), a bar owner in Belgian countryside. They become a couple and Eve helps run the bar, becoming friendly with the regular customers. After a severe car accident, Eve develops a speech impediment which makes it difficult for her to communicate with Damien. She becomes isolated, leading to tension between them, including Damien taking up with another woman. In retaliation, Eve traps Damien in their home and forces him to rekindle their relationship starting from sexual communication. Meanwhile, the bar's annual animal calling contest contrasts with Eve's struggle to speak.
Summary
'Cages' (2006), directed by Olivier Masset-Depasse, is a drama about love, loss of communication, and redemption. The film follows Eve, an EMT who suffers emotional trauma after a car accident, causing her to develop a severe speech impediment. Her inability to communicate effectively with her partner Damien leads to isolation and tension between them. The story also explores the dynamics of their relationship through the lens of the bar's annual animal calling contest.
