Movie

The Painted Bird

2019 · 169 min

A harrowing, slow-burn journey through wartime brutality, shot in stark black-and-white, demanding endurance and offering little solace.

Tagline: Light is visible only in the dark
Overview: After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.
How it feels: Bleak, dark, eerie and melancholic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Survival, violence, trauma, isolation
Content: Strong violence, gore and sexual content. Mild language.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 3 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
trauma
isolation
identity
Places: countryside
small town
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex strong