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The Painted Bird

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Václav Marhoul

Producer:

Aleksandr Kushaev

Writer:

Jerzy Kosinski

Release Date:

Jul 17, 2020

Runtime:

2hr 49m

Synopsis

A young Jewish boy somewhere in Eastern Europe seeks refuge during World War II where he encounters many different characters.

Cast

  • Petr Kotlár
  • Nina Sunevic
  • Alla Sokolova
  • Stanislav Bilyi
  • Ostap Dziadek
  • Zdenek Pecha
  • Michaela Dolezalová
  • Udo Kier
  • Lech Dyblik
  • Jitka Cvancarová

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Based on 25 Critics
5.4

USER SCORE (14)

Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Reviews
80
Sep 8, 2019

Is The Painted Bird exaggerated? Does it go too far? Does it break the limits of taste? “Yes” on all counts. Walking out is an understandable and valid reaction but watching, getting angry, suffering and approaching understanding is also important too.

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Metacritic review by John Bleasdale
John Bleasdale
CineVue
100
Sep 8, 2019

I can state without hesitation that this is a monumental piece of work and one I’m deeply glad to have seen. I can also say that I hope to never cross its path again.

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Metacritic review by Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
The Guardian
80
Sep 8, 2019

As in the book, the shock effect of coldly detailed incest, bestiality and sexual abuse, beatings, killings and mutilation is furiously nonstop in a film of nearly three hours. Rather than numbing the viewer, however, the parade of evil is presented in a dismaying crescendo of horror that offers no escape.

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Metacritic review by Deborah Young
Deborah Young
The Hollywood Reporter
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