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Nabarvené ptáce (Original title)The Painted Bird (Alternative title)
Date: 2019 ()

Countries: Czech Republic, Ukraine, Slovakia

Director: Václav Marhoul

Synopsis: A young Jewish boy is sent by his parents to relatives in Eastern Europe in order to avoid anti-Semitic persecution. When the boy's aunt dies suddenly he has to take care of himself as his environment becomes increasingly hostile.

Genres:
Drama, War

Subjects:
Anti-semitism, Refugees
Releases
Date: 27 March 2020Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: Digital Cinema Package (DCP) - Black and White - Sound - Dolby AtmosAspect ratio: 2.39:1Runtime: 169 mins 33 secs - Dialogue (original): Interslavic / Subtitles: EnglishDistributor: Eureka Entertainment Ltd.

Credits (44)
©: Silver Screen, ©: Ceská Televize, ©: Eduard Kucera, ©: Milada Kucera, ©: Directory Films, ©: Rozhlas a televízia Slovenska, ©: Certicon Group, ©: Innogy, ©: PubRes, ©: Richard Kaucky, Script East, Co-funded by: Czech Incentive Scheme, International Sales: Celluloïd Dreams, Produced by: Václav Marhoul, Line Producer: Katerina Spurova, Line Producer: Ales Tybl, Unit Production Manager: Katerina Spurova, Unit Manager: Daniel Rouha, Location Manager: Lukas Gabriel, Location Manager: Petr Bastár, 2nd Unit Director: Vit Karas, 1st Assistant Director: Martin Stadnik, 2nd Assistant Director: Tomas Chlost, Screenplay: Václav Marhoul, Based on the novel by: Jerzy Kosinski, Supervising Story Consultant: Tom Abrams, Director of Photography: Vladimír Smutný, 2nd Unit Director of Photography: Pavel Berkovic, Still Photographer: Jan Dobrovsky, Special Effects Supervisor: Martin Kulhánek, Editor: Ludek Hudec, Production Designer: Jan Vlasák, Graphic Designer: Alice Linhartova, Property Master: David Frys, Costume Designer: Helena Rovna, Make-up and Hair Designer: Ivo Strangmüller, Sound Designer: Pavel Rejholec, [Production] Sound Mixer: Jakub Cech, Re-recording Mixer: Pavel Rejholec, Supervising Sound Editor: David Titera, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jirí Kraus, Stunt Co-ordinator: Jirí Kraus, Dolby Consultant: Pavel Stverák
Cast (15)
Petr Kotlar (Joska), Nina Shunevych (Marta), Alla Sokolova (Olga), Udo Kier (Miller), Michaela Dolezalova (Miller's wife), Zdenek Pecha (labourer), Lech Dyblik (Lekh), Jitka Cvancarova (Ludmilla), Stellan Skarsgård (Hans), Harvey Keitel (priest), Julian Sands (Garros), Julia Valentova Vidrnakova (Labina), Aleksey Kravchenko (Gavrila), Barry Pepper (Mitka), Petr Vanek (Nikodem)