Matir moina (2002)

Director:

Tareque Masud

Writers:

Catherine Masud (writer)
Tareque Masud (writer)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot Keywords:

Cultural | East Pakistan | Refugee | Martial Law | Islamic

Awards:

2 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Nurul Islam Bablu	...	Anu
Russell Farazi	...	Rokon
Jayanto Chattopadhyay	...	Kazi
Rokeya Prachy	...	Ayesha
Soaeb Islam	...	Milon
Lameesa R. Reemjheem	...	Asma
Moin Ahmed	...	Ibrahim
Md. Moslemuddin	...	Headmaster
Abdul Karim	...	Halim Mia
Shah Akam Dewan	...	Boatman
Golam Mahmud	...	Shaheen
Pradip Mittra Mithun	...	Uttam
Auyon Chowdhury	...	3rd Friend
Masud Ali Khan	...	Khan Bahadur
Manjila Begum	...	Female Singer- Night Concert

Also Known As:

The Clay Bird (International: English title) (UK)
L'oiseau d'argile (France)

Runtime:

France:89 min | France:89 min (Cannes Film Festival) | France:94 min | Argentina:95 min

Country:

France | Pakistan | Bangladesh

Language:

Bengali

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Bangladesh

Company:

Audiovision

Quotes:

Crowd: Down with military Dictatorship!

A beautifully shot film which ultimately doesn't do justice to an interesting plot

Matir Moina, brilliantly shot against lovely Bangladeshi scenery, is set up well with a good opening which presents the audience with some interesting dilemmas around how religion is practised and taught in Muslim schools in Bangladesh, and how this grates against the more liberal, open rural society. However, having set this up, the film doesn't fulfil its initial promise. In the end, the film ends up opening up and exploring too many themes, ultimately not achieving enough depth in any. This is a shame, since the initial premise touches upon some pertinent themes still very much relevant in modern-day Bangladeshi society. There are also some rather contrived parallels to the civil war, not really necessary to enhance the film.