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The Painted Bird (2019) - Movie Browser

The Holocaust movie so brutal audiences walked out — are you brave enough?

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unflinching brutalityexistential nightmarevisual poetry

Overview

Drama Thriller War

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

Content warning

based on novel or book poland world war ii child protagonist fairy tale historical drama 1940s war crimes child abuse holocaust (shoah)+5 more

loss of innocencehumanity's capacity for evilsurvival versus moralitythe search for belonging

Standout Aspects

Cinematography

Stunning 35mm black-and-white, every frame a painting.

Acting

Petr Kotlár's silent, devastating performance.

Direction

Marhoul's uncompromising 13-year labor of love.

Best for:Solo·Theater

Heads up:Violence·Sexual Content

Director

Václav Marhoul

ReleasedSep 12, 2019

Runtime2h 49m

StatusReleased

Vibe

Paceslow

Intensityhigh

Tonedark

Feelheavy

Budget$7.8M·Revenue$659.5K

Top Cast

Udo Kier

Miller

Michaela Doležalová

Miller's Wife

Stellan Skarsgård

Hans

Harvey Keitel

Priest

Julian Sands

Garbos

Lech Dyblik

Lekh

Aleksei Kravchenko

Gavrila

Barry Pepper

Mitka

Petr Vaněk

Nikodém

Radim Fiala

Cossack

Jitka Čvančarová

Ludmila

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