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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.
- Awards
- 5 wins & 3 nominations
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- TriviaWhile 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.
- GoofsIn 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!
- ConnectionsReferenced in Fera (2012)
- SoundtracksPakhita Bondi Aachhe
Written by A. T. Masud
Performed by Momtaz
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A movie worthwhile for the music alone.
The Clay Bird, or "Matir Moina" succeeds in reminding Bangladeshis that we have long ignored the basis of our religious beliefs and cultural practices. The spread of Islam was not brought about by the sword alone, but by mystics and Sufis who believed that the love of self and the love of mankind was a spiritual journey in itself. I thoroughly enjoyed the musical score, consisting of a handful of Bangladeshi folk-"Baoul"- songs, performed by skillful musicians. The acting was not exaggerated, although some expressions of emotion in certain scenes seemed a bit contrived. Generally, it was a commendable job all around, a well put on show by ordinary, everyday people who were given a sudden chance to act in an independent movie about extraordinary events in the lives of ordinary, everyday people. The use of unsure, self-doubting, often confused characters, instead of black and white caricatures with clear-cut agendas, infuses this film with life and allows, even invites, Bangladeshis to identify with the sub plot. This movie is worthwhile watching for the musical score alone.
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- bengaligravy
- Mar 29, 2006
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- Глиняная птица
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- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $46,852
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