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The Painted Bird

  • 20192019
  • UnratedUnrated
  • 2h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6K
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The Painted Bird (2019)
A Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II as he struggles for survival.
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  • Drama
  • Horror
  • War
A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
6K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Václav Marhoul
  • Writers
    • Jerzy Kosinski(based on the novel written by)
    • Václav Marhoul(screenplay)
    • Tom Abrams(supervising story consultant)
  • Stars
    • Petr Kotlár
    • Nina Sunevic
    • Alla Sokolova
Top credits
  • Director
    • Václav Marhoul
  • Writers
    • Jerzy Kosinski(based on the novel written by)
    • Václav Marhoul(screenplay)
    • Tom Abrams(supervising story consultant)
  • Stars
    • Petr Kotlár
    • Nina Sunevic
    • Alla Sokolova
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 69User reviews
    • 237Critic reviews
    • 72Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 19 wins & 23 nominations

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    Aleksey Kravchenko and Petr Kotlár in The Painted Bird (2019)
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    Top cast

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    Petr Kotlár
    Petr Kotlár
    • Joskaas Joska
    Nina Sunevic
    • Martaas Marta
    • (as Nina Shunevych)
    Alla Sokolova
    • Olgaas Olga
    Stanislav Bilyi
    • Villageras Villager
    Ostap Dziadek
    • Peasantas Peasant
    Zdenek Pecha
    • Laboureras Labourer
    Michaela Dolezalová
    • Miller's wifeas Miller's wife
    Udo Kier
    Udo Kier
    • Milleras Miller
    Lech Dyblik
    Lech Dyblik
    • Lekhas Lekh
    Jitka Cvancarová
    Jitka Cvancarová
    • Ludmilaas Ludmila
    Daniel Beroun
    • Tall adolescentas Tall adolescent
    Marika Sarah Procházková
    Marika Sarah Procházková
    • Woman #1as Woman #1
    • (as Marika Procházková)
    Marie Stripkova
    • Woman #2as Woman #2
    Milan Simácek
    Milan Simácek
    • Horse owneras Horse owner
    Martin Nahálka
    • Red partisan commanderas Red partisan commander
    Stellan Skarsgård
    Stellan Skarsgård
    • Hansas Hans
    Dominik Weber
    • Feldwebelas Feldwebel
    Petr Jenista
    • Waffen SS soldieras Waffen SS soldier
    • Director
      • Václav Marhoul
    • Writers
      • Jerzy Kosinski(based on the novel written by)
      • Václav Marhoul(screenplay)
      • Tom Abrams(supervising story consultant)
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      In the nineteen-sixties, writer Jerzy Kosinski had become famous in Manhattan literary circles for his astonishing tales about the brutalities he had allegedly suffered during the Second World War. Abandoned by his parents at the age of six, he claimed he had roamed the countryside alone, witnessing rape, murder, and incest, constantly fearing for his life. Kosinski turned those stories into his first novel, "The Painted Bird" (1965), which, for a time, was considered a major work of Holocaust literature. Kosinski's autobiographic claims were later debunked when it was revealed that he and his parents had all been sheltered by religious Polish people who had never handed him over to the Nazis.
    • Goofs
      After the old man died, Lubina rolled him face down in his grave. The next shot he lies face up.
    • Connections
      Featured in CT na MFF Karlovy Vary 2019: Nabarvené ptáce (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Für Elise
      Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

    User reviews69

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    Top review
    9/10
    Political correctness; - really?
    I am totally blown away by the sensitivities of audiences that go see Marvel movies where everything is blown up and destroyed and that's exciting but when a real art film comes out and it shows rapes other things that are difficult to watch but important to the plot and it's freak out time Because of this so-called PC correctness acting is forgotten everything is real and it's not it's not real it's made to look real so that you understand what the director and perhaps the screen writer and author is trying to say this is not a holocaust film per se the author did not even intend it to be 100% that it's a film depicting how life can unfurl in certain times of bleak history and how that can actually rebirth into a tale of man's every day existence The "violence" is necessary to relate the story.
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    • Bgappl07
    • Oct 25, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 17, 2020 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Czech Republic
      • Slovakia
      • Ukraine
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • Czech
      • German
      • Russian
      • Latin
    • Also known as
      • Пофарбоване пташеня
    • Filming locations
      • Dolnoslaskie, Poland
    • Production companies
      • Silver Screen
      • Ceská Televize
      • PubRes
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • CZK 175,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,460
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $452
      • Jul 19, 2020
    • Gross worldwide
      • $659,535
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 49 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • 12-Track Digital Sound
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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