The Clay Bird (2002)

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

Director:

Tareque Masud

Writers:

Catherine Masud (screenplay), Tareque Masud (dialogue)

Stars:

Nurul Islam Bablu, Russell Farazi, Jayanto Chattopadhyay

5 wins & 3 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	...	Bakiullah Headmaster
Abdul Karim	...	Halim Mia
Shah Alam Dewan	...	Karim Boatman
Golam Mahmud	...	Shaheen
Pradip Mittra Mithun	...	Uttam
Auyon Chowdhury	...	3rd Friend
Masud Ali Khan	...	Khan Bahadur
Manjila Begum	...	Female Singer- Night Concert

Storyline

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

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Plot Keywords:

song | violence | village | tradition | tolerance | 

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Genres:

Drama | History

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Did You Know?

Trivia

While the film was not nominated for an Oscar, it was Bangladesh's first film ever to be submitted to the Academy Awards for consideration to compete in the Best Foreign Language Film category.

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Goofs

In many parts of this movie different character used English word in their dialogue. But it became a trend after 20th century.

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Quotes

Ibrahim: What the Head Teacher said about elem and amal may be misleading to some of the students... . You see, Islam didn't spread in this country through the sword. It was only the selfless and swordless sufis and darvishes who went door to door to spread Islam's message of peace and equality among the poor and low caste Hindus. The lords and kings from Iran and Arabia conquered the land, but not the hearts of the people. It was the half naked fakirs who won their hearts. Only then the people embraced...
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Connections

Referenced in Fera (2012)

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Soundtracks

Pakhita Bondi Aachhe
Written by A. T. Masud
Performed by Momtaz

User Reviews

A Beautifully Haunting Film

I don't know why the person from Newcastle UK had a problem in following this wonderful storyline and characters of which there were but a few. Perhaps it was too engaging and not of the Monty Python genre!

I found the film beautifully directed, filmed, and acted. the history of this forsaken country is well known with tribal and governmental conflicts over many centuries. the depiction of the religious conflicts and family matters was masterfully rendered.

the zealotry of the father eventually destroyed everything worthwhile in his life - daughter, son, wife and brother. one could see the demise progress throughout the film. a lesson worth remembering which i believe was the focus and intent of the makers of the film.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Bangladesh

Language:

Bengali

Release Date:

2002 (Bangladesh)

Also Known As:

The Clay Bird

Filming Locations:

Dhamrai, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$46,852

Company Credits

Production Co:

Audiovision, MK2 Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color