Completed - Drama, Historical - 169 minutes
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Václav MARHOUL Writer(s) : Václav MARHOUL Cast : Petr KOTLÁR, Barry PEPPER, Harvey KEITEL, Julian SANDS, Udo KIER, Stellan SKARSGARD Producer(s) : Václav MARHOUL, Václav MARHOUL (SILVER SCREEN)
Based on the acclaimed Jerzy Kosinski novel, THE PAINTED BIRD is a meticulous 35mm black and white evocation of wild, primitive Eastern Europe at the bloody close of World War II.The film follows the journey of The Boy, entrusted by his persecuted parents to an elderly foster mother. The old woman soon dies and the Boy is on his own, wandering through the country-side, from village to farmhouse. As he struggles for survival, The Boy suffers through extraordinary brutality meted out by the ignorant, superstitious peasants and he witnessesthe terrifying violence of the efficient, ruthless soldiers, both Russian and German.When the war ends, The Boy has been changed, forever.
Country(ies) : CZECH REPUBLIC, SLOVAKIA, UKRAINE
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Toronto - TIFF 2019 Special PresentationsVenice - Biennale 2019 (Cinema For UNICEF Award)BFI London FF 2019Saint Petersburg IFF 2019Vancouver IFF 2019Luxembourg CineEast FF 2019Istanbul Filmekini FF 2019Cologne FF 2019Warsaw IFF 2019Chicago IFF 2019 (Best Cinematography)Mostra de Sao Paolo 2019Torun Toffifest 2019Tokyo IFF 2019Thessaloniki IFF 2019Minsk IFF 2019Cork FF 2019Camerimage 2019Kolkata IFF 2019 (Best Director)Visegrad Cinema Days 2019Tallinn Black Nights IFF 2019Cairo IFF 2019Goa IFF 2019Around the world in 14 Films Berlin IFF 2019Night Visions IFF 2019Cinergia FF 2019Warsaw Jewish FF 2019 (Best Screenplay)Human Rights Zaghreb and Rijeka FF 2019hong kong iff 2019Kosmorama Throndheim FF 2019Sydney IFF 2019Zurich Yesh FF 2020Belgarde IFF 2020 (Best Director)Miami Jewish FF 2020 (Critic's Prize)Czech Lion Awards 2020 (8 awards including Best Film)