The Clay Bird [DVD] [2002]
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The Clay Bird takes place in the late '60s, in East Pakistan, on the eve of a violent revolution that created the independent state of Bangladesh. Anu (Nurul Islam Bablu) lives with his fundamentalist Muslim father, Kazi (Jayanto Chattopadhyay), who practices homeopathic medicine. Anu's mother, Ayesha (Rokeya Prachy) was once a spirited girl, but she's become sullen in subservience to her increasingly taciturn husband. Anu also has a sweet but sickly little sister, Asma. Milon, Kazi's younger brother, is involved in local politics, protesting against Pakistan's military rule. He also takes Anu to the lively local Hindu festivals. Finally, worried for his son's spirituality, Kazi sends Anu away to a madrasah, a strict Muslim boarding school. There, the sweetly inquisitive boy is an outcast, so he befriends another outcast, Rokon (Russell Farazi), who invites him to play catch with an imaginary ball. (In the strict teachings of the madrasah, the boys are not allowed to employ objects or boundaries in their play.) As Anu adjusts to life away from home, Asma grows gravely ill, and Ayesha is frustrated by Kazi's refusal to use modern medicine. The family has its own internal crisis as the political upheaval around them reaches a deadly level. Director Tareque Masud, who wrote the script with his wife, Catherine Masud, who also edited the film, has a background in documentary filmmaking. The Clay Bird, his first narrative feature, won a FIPRESCI Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and was shown at New Directors/New Films in 2003. It was also the first film officially submitted by Bangladesh for Oscar consideration.~Josh Ralske
Features
The Making of the Clay Bird video documentary
Video interviews with the cast and crew of the Clay Bird
The theatrical press kit downloadable on DVD-ROM
Three songs from the soundtrack
Stills gallery
The French and American theatrical trailers
Details
- GenreDrama,Foreign Films
- SubgenreChildhood Drama,Period Film
- TitleMatir Moina
- Countries ProducedBangladesh,France
- Duration98 minutes
- Year of Release2002
- Product TagsDVD
- FormatDVD
- Program TypeMovie
- Screen FormatWidescreen
- LanguageBengali
- SubtitlesEnglish
- Region Code0
- StudioMilestone Video
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- Product NameThe Clay Bird [DVD] [2002]
- UPC784148010342
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