The Painted Bird Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

May. 21, 2020

The Painted Bird

Release Date: Friday, July 17, 2020 Limited

Stellan Skarsgard, Lech Dyblik, Jitka Cvancarová, Barry Pepper, Udo Kier, Petr Kotlár, Aleksey Kravchenko, Harvey Keitel, Julian Sands, Václav Marhoul

N/A Drama 2 hrs, 49 m English ( Subtitled)

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Plot

What's the story about?

follows the journey of The Boy, entrusted by his persecuted parents to an elderly foster mother. The old woman soon dies and the Boy is on his own, wandering through the countryside, from village to village, farmhouse to farmhouse. As he struggles for survival, The Boy suffers through extraordinary brutality meted out by the ignorant, superstitious peasants and he witnesses the terrifying violence of the efficient, ruthless soldiers, both Russian and German.

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Top Cast

The lead cast starring in The Painted Bird.

P
Petr Kotlár
S
Stellan Skarsgard
Dune, Dune: Part Two
Harvey Keitel
Laws of Man, Fatima
B
Barry Pepper
Lone Ranger, True Grit
J
Julian Sands
The Last Breath, The Piper
U
Udo Kier
Nymphomaniac: Part One, Melancholia
L
Lech Dyblik
J
Jitka Cvancarová
A
Aleksey Kravchenko

Crew Behind the Film

The The Painted Bird behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Václav Marhoul last directed McCarthy.

Director: Václav Marhoul
Screenwriters: —
Producer: Václav Marhoul

Studio: IFC Films
Production Companies: —

Additional Information

MPA Rating: N/A Not available
Runtime: 2 hrs, 49 m
Tagline: Not available
Also known as: Not available
Language: English (subtitled)

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The Painted Bird Official Trailer

Production Details

What we know about the The Painted Bird movie production.

Production Updates

Apr 2020

Completed

The film was tagged as Completed.

Apr 2020

Development

The film was tagged as Development.

Release Dates

When was the film released?

The Painted Bird was released in limited movie theaters on Friday, July 17, 2020. There were 5 other movies released on the same date, including Ghosts of War, Dirt Music and A Nice Girl Like You. As a limited release, The Painted Bird was shown in select movie theaters in major markets.

The Painted Bird was released across all major streaming and cable platforms on Friday, July 17 , 2020. Digital rental or purchase allows you to instantly stream and download to watch anywhere and anytime on your favorite devices. Available from digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Fandango At Home and others.

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Digital (Ultra HD) & more

2020-07-17 Digital

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