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The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird

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20197.12h 49m

Overview

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

Directed by Václav Marhoul
Written by Jerzy Kosiński, Václav Marhoul
Produced by Václav Marhoul
Box OfficeBudget: $7.8MRevenue: $660K

Top Cast

P

Petr Kotlár

Joska

N

Nina Šunevič

Marta

A

Alla Sokolova

Olga

Udo Kier

Udo Kier

Miller

Michaela Doležalová

Michaela Doležalová

Miller's Wife

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Hans

Harvey Keitel

Harvey Keitel

Priest

Julian Sands

Julian Sands

Garbos

J

Júlia Vidrnáková

Labina

Lech Dyblik

Lech Dyblik

Lekh

Themes & 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

About The Painted Bird

The Painted Bird is a war, drama, thriller film released in 2019 exploring themes of child abuse, based on novel or book, war crimes, fairy tale, jewish ghetto, holocaust (shoah). Directed by Václav Marhoul, it stars Petr Kotlár, Nina Šunevič, Alla Sokolova. After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

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