The Painted Bird (2019) poster
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The Painted Bird

WarDramaHorrorThriller

Directed by Václav Marhoul

After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II. From TMDB

23 reactions from 2 sources (Bluesky, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 13, 2026 · last updated Oct 14, 2026 · How this works

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The Painted Bird is a 2019 war drama horror film, directed by Václav Marhoul, starring Petr Kotlár, Nina Šunevič and Udo Kier.

  • 19 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, TMDB reviews
  • posts span Sep 3, 2021 to Oct 13, 2026

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  • J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2026

    Jerzy Kosiński (with scenes from the film adaptation of the Kosiński novel "The Painted Bird") - BOTD

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  • J.A.Tallon @tallon.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 14, 2024

    Jerzy Kosiński (with scenes from the film adaptation of the Kosiński novel "The Painted Bird") - BOTD

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  • Preachzilla @preachzilla.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 6, 2025

    THE PAINTED BIRD was also really, really f'd up. And to a certain extent the Polish film PLAYGROUND, which - fuck spoilers, sorry not sorry - turns into the James Bulger murder in the last 10 minutes of the movie. One of just a handful of theatrical experiences, where no one, and I mean NO ONE in

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  • nekocutie19.bsky.social @nekocutie19.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 23, 2024

    The Painted Bird is a Festivus movie.

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  • You Call Yourself a Film Critic @filmcriticmaybe.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2026

    The Painted Bird getting a movie adaptation when it did is so fucking funny You'd think it'd have come out like prior to it definitively been proven to be fictional but no. It came out in 2019. It's been largely considered a bullshit account since 1993

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  • H O N S E @vasmeth.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 11, 2024

    It's harrowing and grim, but The Painted Bird is a great black and white film too :)

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  • Galen Strickland @templetongate.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2023

    Re-reading a non-SF book, The Painted Bird by Jerzy Kosinski. The film may or may not be expiring off Hulu, they can't seem to make up their mind, but since it has been at least 45 years since I read it I wanted to re-read before watching.

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  • Ross @flicksfan.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 17, 2026

    They don’t have to be last century? Superb monochrome here, ‘The Painted Bird’ www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...

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  • Timothy Rock Claypole @fredmumford.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 10, 2026

    Interesting idea. That is a shocking film. Then I watched 2019’s The Painted Bird. This is shocking in a different ways but has some strong similarities.

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  • 60+ Learning to be old 🤯 @over60m.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 2, 2025

    I watched Come and See a few months ago. Intense! How 'bout a double bill of it and The Painted Bird (film of the Jerzy Kosinski book). There's a depressing double feature!

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  • Ross @flicksfan.bsky.socialBluesky · May 29, 2025

    I get confused between Best Film in B/W and Best Looking B/W film. Is 'The Painted Bird' the former or the latter? Or both? And it's digital B/W too...

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  • John Burden @shapelessspirit.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 16, 2025

    If you dab a bit of red paint on a crow, when they try to return to their murder, their usual comrades kill them. This lead to the title of the book and movie, The Painted Bird, a very difficult movie to get through, I am told. I loved the novel in my teens. Oh, Sickos, DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME.

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  • Jason Cobley @jmcobleyauthor.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 3, 2025

    Watching The Painted Bird. Unique film as a boy journeys through the Polish countryside trying to get home during WW1 (probably).

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  • John HELL Roberson @jlroberson.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 7, 2024

    Let's see, something to cheer me up...oh right, I haven't watched the film of THE PAINTED BIRD yet. That's certainly more cheerful than real life now

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  • missingjigsaw.bsky.social @missingjigsaw.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 13, 2026

    His styling/makeup/facial expression makes it look like he's in a 30 Rock-style parody of this type of movie. I didn't love The Painted Bird but it didn't look as completely inept as this.

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 11, 2026

    The (movie) The Painted Bird (HD/HDX) (Vudu) (US) for $7.99 Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Barry Pepper, Udo Kier, Julian Sands, Aleksey Kravchenko» Genre: (Foreign) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_painte...

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  • Gustav Gnahler @gustavgnahler.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 29, 2025

    Look, if you're watching a film at Christmas, it's a Christmas film - Transporter 2? Christmas film. The Wages of Fear? Christmas film. The Painted Bird? Christmas film. Kentucky Fried Movie? Christmas film. Triumph of the Will? Christmas film.

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  • David A. Goldfarb @davidagoldfarb.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 16, 2025

    Jerzy Kosiński (“Being There,” “The Painted Bird”), subject of Agnieszka Holland’s next film, is the topic of the latest episode of “Encounters with Polish Literature.” Kosiński was an American cold war émigré sensation inextricable from his Polish context. youtu.be/VgBKrh724X4?...

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  • Karen A. Virus @tragicpenname.bsky.socialBluesky · May 25, 2025

    So, here’s my take on The Brutalist: Starts off like Kosinski’s The Painted Bird. Morphs into Lust for Life (the movie). Merges into an angsty Sid & Nancy. Then tops off things with a stunning climax straight out of Deliverance. 😳

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  • Movies • TV Shows & Physical Bluray Media 🍿 @movies-on-sale.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 29, 2025

    The (movie) The Painted Bird (HD) is available today on (iTunes)(US) for $4.99 Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Harvey Keitel, Barry Pepper, Udo Kier, Julian Sands, Aleksey Kravchenko Genre: (Foreign) Trailer & Reviews : www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_painte...

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  • John Burden @shapelessspirit.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 12, 2025

    Musk will say anything to foment chaos and hate. There is the story of The Painted Bird (movie/book) that tells how if you paint a bit of red on a crow, it will fly to its friends, and they kill them. Do not recognize them as one of them any longer. Musk tried this on the good Captain.

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  • Jim Steel @theejimsteel.bsky.socialBluesky · Jun 9, 2024

    Mrs Steel is looking for a lazy Sunday film. Jim eyes 'The Painted Bird', decides against it.

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  • rozmiarek @rozmiarekTMDB reviews · Sep 3, 2021

    (EXCUSE THE ALL CAPS-KEYBOARD IS BROKEN) I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS FILM AFTER READING IT IN HIGH SCHOOL. SUCH A BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN STORY OF HORROR. THIS ADAPTATION FELT LIKE A SILENT FILM FILM FROM THE 30'S WITH NO EXPLANATION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON BECAUSE THERE IS NO DIALOGUE. MAKING THIS LONG AWAITED FILM COME OFF AS PRENTIOUS. SAD BUT TRUE.

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