Synopsis
A young boy in war-torn Eastern Europe during World War II is entrusted by his persecuted parents to an elderly foster mother. The old woman soon dies and he finds himself on his own, wandering through the countryside, from village to village. 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. But there are rare moments of compassion and, perhaps, hope.
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Movie Details
| Czech Republic Releases: |
September 13th, 2019 (Wide) |
| Video Release: |
July 17th, 2020 by IFC Video |
| Running Time: |
169 minutes |
| Keywords: |
Early / Simultaneous Video-on-Demand release, World War II |
| Source: | Based on Fiction Book/Short Story |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Production Method: | Live Action |
| Creative Type: | Historical Fiction |
| Production/Financing Companies: |
Silver Screen, Czech Television, Directory Films, Radio and Television Slovakia, Certicon Group, Innogy, PubRes, Monte Rosso |
| Production Countries: |
Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine |
| Languages: |
Czech, German, Russian |
July 16th, 2020
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It’s another slow week for limited releases and none of the films here will likely find an audience in theaters. Two of them do have a chance to find an audience on the home market, though. The Grizzlies is an award-winning Canadian film set in the far north, while The Painted Bird is a Czech war film that is likely too brutal to find a sizable audience. Hopefully both films can attract some moviegoers.
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June 4th, 2020
Drama starring Petr Kotlár opens in theaters July 17 ... Full Movie Details.
A young boy in war-torn Eastern Europe during World War II is entrusted by his persecuted parents to an elderly foster mother. The old woman soon dies and he finds himself on his own, wandering through the countryside, from village to village. 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. But there are rare moments of compassion and, perhaps, hope.
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November 22nd, 2019
There are not a lot of limited releases on this week’s list, but a few are earning the buzz and reviews needed to find an audience in theaters. This includes Dark Waters, the biggest release of the week, as well as Varda by Agnès, which could become a breakout hit for a documentary.
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Because some of our sources provide box office data in their local currency, while we use USD in the graph above and table below, exchange rate fluctuations can have effect on the data causing stronger increases or even decreases of the cumulative box office.
Weekend Box Office Performance
| Date | Rank | Gross | % Change | Screens | Per Screen | Total Gross | Week |
|---|
| 2019/09/13 |
3 |
$170,728 |
|
129 |
$1,323 |
$170,728 |
1 |
| 2019/09/20 |
6 |
$72,616 |
-57% |
62 |
$1,171 |
$337,696 |
2 |
| 2019/09/27 |
9 |
$47,416 |
-35% |
50 |
$948 |
$429,529 |
3 |
| 2019/10/04 |
13 |
$28,055 |
-41% |
43 |
$652 |
$485,334 |
4 |
| 2019/10/11 |
13 |
$14,750 |
-47% |
39 |
$378 |
$521,746 |
5 |
| 2019/10/18 |
18 |
$7,556 |
-49% |
26 |
$291 |
$545,763 |
6 |
| 2019/10/25 |
20 |
$4,730 |
-37% |
12 |
$394 |
$554,359 |
7 |
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