| Jailbirds | |
| Native Name: | La Taularde |
| Director: | Audrey Estrougo |
| Starring: | Sophie Marceau |
| Cinematography: | Guillaume Schiffman |
| Editing: | Céline Cloarec |
| Distributor: | Rezo Films |
| Runtime: | 100 minutes |
| Language: | French |
| Budget: | $3 million[1] |
| Gross: | $1.3 million[2] |
Jailbirds (French: La Taularde) is a 2015 French-Belgian drama film written and directed by Audrey Estrougo and starring Sophie Marceau.[3] [4]
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.