Is The Painted Bird scary?

Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Painted Bird sad?

Yes, very. More sad than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Painted Bird easy watching?

No. Less comforting than 99% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The Painted Bird violent?

Yes, very. More violent than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The Painted Bird end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The Painted Bird

Name: The Painted Bird
Genre: War, Drama, Thriller
Released: 2019
Duration: 169 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Petr Kotlár, Nina Šunevič, Alla Sokolova, Udo Kier, Michaela Doležalová

Light is visible only in the dark

Directed by Václav Marhoul

Produced by Silver Screen, Česká televize

2019169 min7.1 / 10

A harrowing, unflinching portrait of a child's survival through systematic brutality and moral degradation during the Holocaust, told with deliberate visual and narrative strangeness.

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

Questions people ask

Is The Painted Bird scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 99% of films.
Is The Painted Bird sad? Yes, very. More sad than 99% of films.
Is The Painted Bird easy watching? No. Less comforting than 99% of films.
Is The Painted Bird violent? Yes, very. More violent than 98% of films.
Does The Painted Bird end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 96% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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