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The Painted Bird
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2019 film by Václav Marhoul
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The Painted Bird, originally titled Nabarvené ptáče, is a black-and-white drama and war film directed by Václav Marhoul. The screenplay was written by Marhoul and Jerzy Kosiński, based on the work of the same name. The production involved companies including Česká televize, Silver Screen, and Directory Films. It was filmed in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Ukraine, with the narrative set in Eastern Europe and Poland. The cast includes Udo Kier, Julian Sands, Aleksei Kravchenko, and Barry Pepper.
The film explores themes of human nature, violence, antisemitism, and child abuse. It runs for 169 minutes and was released in 2019. The original languages are Czech, Russian, Interslavic, and German. The movie has been nominated for the Golden Lion, the European Film Award for Best Film, and the Satellite Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It was also part of the 33rd European Film Awards.
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Film · TMDB
7.1After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.
Cast
- Petr Kotlár as Joska
- Nina Šunevič as Marta
- Alla Sokolova as Olga
- Udo Kier as Miller
- Michaela Doležalová as Miller's Wife
- Stellan Skarsgård as Hans
Themes
- child abuse
- based on novel or book
- war crimes
- fairy tale
- jewish ghetto
- holocaust (shoah)
- world war ii
- german-polish border
- sexual violence
- german occupation
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Participant in
- 33rd European Film Awards
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Ukraine
- Original language
- German
- Based on
- The Painted Bird
- Director
- Václav Marhoul
- Screenwriter
- Jerzy Kosiński
- Production company
- Česká televize
- Cinematographer
- Vladimír Smutný
- Narrative location
- Poland
- Filming location
- Ukraine
- Duration
- 169
- FilmAffinity ID
- 951092
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Official website
- nabarveneptace.cz
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- title
- Nabarvené ptáče
- color
- black-and-white
- budget
- 159000000
- publication date
- 2021-09-09
- film format
- 35 mm film
- review score
- 72/100
- web feed URL
- nabarveneptace.cz/feed
- time period
- 1940s
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