简介：WhathappenswhenasingleSingaporeanmotherandherblindsonfindthemselvesfacetofacewithherestrangedanddespisedfatherof20years? Twentyyearsofsilencearebrokenwhenafeistyyoungwoman,ALI(TanKhengHua)andhersheltered,8year-oldblindson,JONAH(DicksonTan),areforcedtostaywithherestrangedelderlyfather,TAN(MakotoIwamatsu). SetintheforgottensuburbsofmodernSingapore,herattempttoescaperepeatedbadrelationshipsironicallyputsherbeforethemansheresentsthemost. Afterafall-outwithherrecentboyfriendETHAN(RobertTonelli),Alifindsherselfbroke,desperateandhomeless.Shereluctantlyacceptsaparttimejobinherfather'sbirdshop,butnotwithouttheresistanceoftheshop'smanagerLIZ(ZeldaRubinstein),amanipulativeandprotectivemiddle-agedBritishwoman. WhileLizandAliclashateveryglance,Tanbeginstobondwithhisnewgrandson,teachinghimaboutthebeautyofSingapore'straditionalsongbirdculture. Forthefirsttime,Jonahcrawlsoutofhisshellandfindsaconnectionwiththeoutsideworld,drawinghimfurtherfromhismother'shold,anddeeperintoTan'sworld.Ali'ssoonfindsherselfcaughtinadouble-edgedscenario,assherealizesherfatherhasapowerfulandprofoundeffectonherson. Aftergreatdeliberation,AlidecidestoletTanandJonahbond,butjustasshefeared,Tanmysteriouslybecomescoldanddistant.Asaresult,Ali'sfeelingsofchildhoodrejectionresurface,sendingherintoaquestforthetruthoftheirpast. Butthetruthisnotalwayseasytoface,asherfather'sexplanationofwhyheleftthefamilyisrevealed;adarksecretof20yearspastisexposed,changingAli'sviewonlifeforever. WhatresultsisCAGES,apowerfulandpoeticstoryabouttheintricaciesoflife.SetagainsttheculturalbackdropofmodernSingapore,theeloquentjourneyofawoman,herblindsonandherfathercapturesauniqueportraitoffamilyandtradition,whileprovingthatloveandhopeareuniversal.…