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The Painted Bird

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A young Jewish boy in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II.
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Critics Consensus

Brutally uncompromising in its portrayal of Nazi Germany, The Painted Bird is a difficult watch that justifies its stark horror with searing impact.

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Nick Schager Esquire Magazine Jan 27, 2021
Few films are this tough to sit through-or difficult to forget. Go to Full Review
Tim Robey Daily Telegraph (UK) Nov 22, 2020
4/5
For all its overworked grotesqueries, it attempts an intriguing climb from the deepest pits of horror towards some kind of stoic grace. Go to Full Review
Donald Clarke Irish Times Sep 14, 2020
4/5
Deals in visual poetry that compels attention even as it wallows in unkindness. Go to Full Review
Joonatan Itkonen Region Free Jul 5, 2024
5/5
Without fanfare, and even less than a faint promise, it allows us to believe in a chance for something better. How, I don’t know, but I feel it deep in my bones. Go to Full Review
Yasser Medina Cinefilia Nov 10, 2023
5/10
It reflects, with an atmospheric black and white, a study about evil without borders that lacerates child innocence at times of war, but in its almost three hours it gets lost in a routine of dull and banal episodes of suffering. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Keith Garlington Keith & the Movies Aug 24, 2022
4.5/5
It’s pitiless and unyielding conviction forces us to endure scene after scene of appalling cruelty, daring us to grow numb to it and therefore proving its bigger point. Go to Full Review
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Václav Marhoul

Director

Petr Kotlár

A Boy

Udo Kier

Miller

Lech Dyblik

Lekh

Jitka Cvancarová

Ludmila

Stellan Skarsgård

Hans

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Movie Info

Synopsis A young Jewish boy in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II.
Director
Václav Marhoul
Producer
Václav Marhoul
Screenwriter
Václav Marhoul
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
PubRes, Silver Screen Partners II
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Czech
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 17, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 15, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.3K
Runtime
2h 49m
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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