The Clay Bird

The Clay Bird (2002)

মাটির ময়না

A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.

Date of release
2002-11-08
TMDB
7.5 / 10 (36)
Runtime
1h 38m
Genres
Drama
Director
Tareque Masud

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 2 · Nominations: 2. Including: International Federation of Film Critics; International Film Festival of Marrakech

Matir Moina is a 2002 Bengali war-drama film written and directed by Tareque Masud. It was his debut feature film. Based on Tareque's story the screenplay was co-written by Tareque and Catherine Masud. In the film, Tareque's childhood experience is revealed against the backdrop of 1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan on the eve of Bangladesh Liberation War. The film stars Nurul Islam Bablu, Russell Farazi, Jayanta Chattopadhyay, Rokeya Prachy, Soaeb Islam and Lameesa R. Reemjheem in the lead role. It is considered one of the best Bangladeshi films of 21st century.

Production

At the end of 2000, a year and a half of film production began in Bhanga, Faridpur. Masood and Catherine invested almost their entire savings in projects involving ambitious massive seasonal shooting and timing publication design. The characters made up entirely of non-professional actors, including street children, Madrasa students-teachers, rural folk musicians and villagers.

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