Jailbirds is a fantastic tale based on the visual universe of Philippe Foerster, Belgian author of black poetry comics, which feels like a particularly dark variation on The Shawshank Redemption with redemption nowhere in sight. This expressionist experience stretches between a beautiful dream and the worst nightmare, portraying the escapist attempts of a convict who resorts to magic to escape the horrors of everyday life in a prison governed by the sadistic chief warden. Combining the six-degrees-of-freedom offered by the VR headsets with the physical constraints experienced by the characters, Jailbirds channels a unique first-hand sensation of both liberty and captivity.
