11 Colours of the Bird

Director Václav Marhoul and young actor Petr Kotlár guide us through the eleven-year labyrinth of birthing 'The Painted Bird'. Their parallel narratives serve as subjective chronicles, from the initial spark to the final clapperboard snap of an eighteen-month shoot. The camera captures not just the technical stages of crafting a black-and-white epic, but the profound personal transformations of its creators. It's a journey through grueling casting, punishing location shoots across Eastern Europe, the search for a harrowing visual language, and the emotional toll of a project that consumed a decade.