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The Clay Bird

Original title: Matir Moina
  • 20022002
  • 1h 35m
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
4K
YOUR RATING
The Clay Bird (2002)
  • Drama
  • History
A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.
IMDb RATING
8.4/10
4K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Tareque Masud
  • Writers
    • Catherine Masud(screenplay)
    • Tareque Masud(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Nurul Islam Bablu
    • Md Ariful Islam
    • Jayanto Chattopadhyay
Top credits
  • Director
    • Tareque Masud
  • Writers
    • Catherine Masud(screenplay)
    • Tareque Masud(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Nurul Islam Bablu
    • Md Ariful Islam
    • Jayanto Chattopadhyay
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 26User reviews
    • 24Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 3 nominations

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    Nurul Islam Bablu and Rokeya Prachy in The Clay Bird (2002)
    Nurul Islam Bablu and Soaeb Islam in The Clay Bird (2002)
    Nurul Islam Bablu and Soaeb Islam in The Clay Bird (2002)
    Nurul Islam Bablu and Lameesa R. Reemjheem in The Clay Bird (2002)

    Top cast

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    Nurul Islam Bablu
    • Anu
    Md Ariful Islam
    • Rokon
    • (as Russell Farazi)
    Jayanto Chattopadhyay
    • Kazi
    Rokeya Prachy
    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
    Masud Ali Khan
    • Khan Bahadur
    Manjila Begum
    • Female Singer- Night Concert
    Amena Khatun
    • Taser's Mother
    Aynal Mia
    • Male Singer- Day Concert
    Nasima Aktar
    • Female Singer- Day Concert
    • Director
      • Tareque Masud
    • Writers
      • Catherine Masud(screenplay)
      • Tareque Masud(dialogue) (screenplay) (story)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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

      Crowd: Down with military Dictatorship!

    • Connections
      Referenced in Fera (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Pakhita Bondi Aachhe
      Written by A. T. Masud

      Performed by Momtaz

    User reviews26

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Rich story, casting and direction.
    """""0 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:- Too many characters and too little story., 13 October 2003 Author: Meejoir from Newcastle, England

    I was very disappointed with The Clay Bird.

    I found that the story chopped and changed from one character to another all to frequently, failing to stay long enough on one part of the story for you to really care what was happening.

    Yes, some of it was beautifully shot, but I have said this before with other films, is it possible to not to have glorious scenery in a place as geographically beautiful as Bangladesh?

    I would rather the story concentrated on 2 or perhaps 3 of the characters, giving a far more detailed account of life in this traumatic part of Bangladesh's history.""""

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    To Meejoir from Newcastle, England, Don't think this story from the perspective of your culture. You said"Too many characters and too little story." but it based on a great history of Bangladesh and the different mentality of our people..

    This movie is simply rich in its story, casting and direction. TWO THUMBS UP !!!
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    • May 23, 2006

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    • Release date
      • 2002 (Bangladesh)
    • Country of origin
      • Bangladesh
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • Bengali
    • Also known as
      • Глиняная птица
    • Filming locations
      • Bangladesh
    • Production companies
      • Audiovision
      • MK2 Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $300,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,852
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 35 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono

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