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The Painted Bird

Václav Marhoul

In order to protect their child from the mass killings of Jews, the young boy’s parents send their son to their relative living in the countryside in Eastern Europe. However, the boy’s aunt unexpectedly dies and the child is forced to set out on a journey and struggle through a wild and unfriendly world ruled by local rules, prejudices and superstitions.


CZ/SK/UA, 2019, 169 min.; cs, de, ru, la / sk tit


Director:

Václav Marhoul

Screenplay:

Václav Marhoul

Camera:

Vladimír Smutný

editor:

Luděk Hudec

Actors:

Petr Kotlár, Udo Kier, Lech Dyblik, Jitka Čvančarová, Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel

Partner:

Magic Box Slovakia