THE CLAY BIRD
synopsis
Against the troubled political backdrop of the late 60s, Anu, a shy youth from rural eastern Pakistan (now Bangaldesh), is sent by his orthodox muslim father to a Madrasah. Here, Anu struggles to adapt to the harshness of monastic life, far from the warmth of the Hindu festivities of his region. The gulf of misunderstanding which widens between his parents, who have stayed in the village, is a reflection of the growing tensions between moderate and extremist forces within the Madrasah and the political upheavals gripping the country and which finally lead to civil war...
international title: | THE CLAY BIRD |
original title: | MATIR MOINA |
country: | France, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
sales agent: | mk2 films |
year: | 2002 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Tareque Masud |
film run: | 94' |
release date: | FR 17/05/2002, UK 04/07/2003 |
screenplay: | Tareque Masud, Catherine Masud |
cast: | Nurul Islam Bablu, Russell Farazi, Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Rokeya Prachy |
cinematography by: | Sudheer Palsane |
film editing: | Catherine Masud |
art director: | Kazi Rakib, Sylvain Nahmias |
music: | Moushumi Bhowmik |
production: | mk2 films, Audiovision (BD) |
distributor: | ICA Cinema (UK) |