# The Painted Bird (2019)

> A nameless boy crosses a ravaged Eastern European landscape where wartime prejudice and violence test the limits of survival and humanity.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/326846

## Facts

- Runtime: 169 min
- Genres: War, Drama, Horror, Thriller
- Director: Václav Marhoul
- Cast: Petr Kotlár, Nina Šunevič, Alla Sokolova, Udo Kier, Michaela Doležalová, Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Julian Sands
- TMDB rating: 7.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1667354/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: harrowing, oppressive, austere, serious film night, historical cinema study

## Synopsis

A harrowing journey of survival and self-discovery in a war-torn landscape.

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