The Painted Bird

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The Painted Bird

"Light is visible only in the dark"

2019 • 2h 49m • ★ 7.1 (176 votes) Released

War Drama Thriller

After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

Director

Václav Marhoul

Screenplay

Václav Marhoul

Rating

7.1

Runtime

169 min

Budget

$7.8M

Revenue

$0.7M

Profit/Loss

-7.1M

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Production

Silver Screen

Česká televize

Česká televize

innogy Česká republika

Directory Films

Directory Films

PubRes

PubRes

RTVS

RTVS

CertiCon

Monte Rosso Production

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Audience Reviews

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rozmiarek

★ 6/10 • Sep 3, 2021

(EXCUSE THE ALL CAPS-KEYBOARD IS BROKEN) I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FILM AFTER READING IT IN HIGH SCHOOL. SUCH A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN STORY OF HORROR. THIS ADAPTATION FELT LIKE A SILENT FILM FILM FROM THE 30'S WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIALOGUE. MAKING THIS LONG AWAITED FILM COME OFF AS PRENTIOUS. SAD BUT TRUE.

Keywords

child abusebased on novel or bookwar crimesfairy talejewish ghettoholocaust (shoah)world war iigerman-polish bordersexual violencegerman occupationbrutal deathviolent deathpolandnazi occupationnazi invasionhistorical drama1940srussian occupationchild protagonistgerman history20th century