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The Painted Bird

Name: The Painted Bird
Released: 2019

Nabarvené ptáče

2019

Orphaned and adrift, a young Jewish boy wanders the countryside of war-torn Eastern Europe during World War II, passing from one brutal household to the next as he struggles simply to survive. A stark, unflinching black-and-white epic.

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Part of 10 Essential Czech Films

This film is stop 2 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Czech Republic. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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