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Language:Bengali
: Program Type:Movie
: Screen Format:Widescreen
: Studio:Milestone Video
: Region Code:0
: Format:DVD
: Product Name:The Clay Bird [DVD] [2002]
: Product Tags:DVD
: Subtitles:English
The Clay Bird takes place in the late '60s, in East Pakistan, on the eve of a violent revolution that created the independent state of Bangladesh. Anu (Nurul Islam Bablu) lives with his fundamentalist Muslim father, Kazi (Jayanto Chattopadhyay), who practices homeopathic medicine. Anu's mother, Ayesha (Rokeya Prachy) was once a spirited girl, but she's become sullen in subservience to her increasingly taciturn husband. Anu also has a sweet but sickly little sister, Asma. Milon, Kazi's younger brother, is involved in local politics, protesting against Pakistan's military rule. He also takes Anu to the lively local Hindu festivals. Finally, worried for his son's spirituality, Kazi sends Anu away to a madrasah, a strict Muslim boarding school. There, the sweetly inquisitive boy is an outcast, so he befriends another outcast, Rokon (Russell Farazi), who invites him to play catch with an imaginary ball. (In the strict teachings of the madrasah, the boys are not allowed to employ objects or boundaries in their play.) As Anu adjusts to life away from home, Asma grows gravely ill, and Ayesha is frustrated by Kazi's refusal to use modern medicine. The family has its own internal crisis as the political upheaval around them reaches a deadly level. Director Tareque Masud, who wrote the script with his wife, Catherine Masud, who also edited the film, has a background in documentary filmmaking. The Clay Bird, his first narrative feature, won a FIPRESCI Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and was shown at New Directors/New Films in 2003. It was also the first film officially submitted by Bangladesh for Oscar consideration.~Josh Ralske
Name : Nurul Islam Bablu: Role : Anu
Name : Russell Farazi: Role : Rokon
Name : Jayanto Chattopadhyay: Role : Kazi
Name : Rokeya Prachy: Role : Ayesha
Name : Tareque Masud: Role : Director
Name : Catherine Masud: Role : Producer
Name : Catherine Masud: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Tareque Masud: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Sudheer Palsane: Role : Cinematographer
Name : Catherine Masud: Role : Editor
Name : Kazi Rakib: Role : Art Director
Name : Nathalie Kreuther: Role : Executive Producer
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: Program Type:Movie
: Screen Format:Widescreen
: Studio:Milestone Video
: Region Code:0
: Format:DVD
: Product Name:The Clay Bird [DVD] [2002]
: Product Tags:DVD
: Subtitles:English
The Clay Bird takes place in the late '60s, in East Pakistan, on the eve of a violent revolution that created the independent state of Bangladesh. Anu (Nurul Islam Bablu) lives with his fundamentalist Muslim father, Kazi (Jayanto Chattopadhyay), who practices homeopathic medicine. Anu's mother, Ayesha (Rokeya Prachy) was once a spirited girl, but she's become sullen in subservience to her increasingly taciturn husband. Anu also has a sweet but sickly little sister, Asma. Milon, Kazi's younger brother, is involved in local politics, protesting against Pakistan's military rule. He also takes Anu to the lively local Hindu festivals. Finally, worried for his son's spirituality, Kazi sends Anu away to a madrasah, a strict Muslim boarding school. There, the sweetly inquisitive boy is an outcast, so he befriends another outcast, Rokon (Russell Farazi), who invites him to play catch with an imaginary ball. (In the strict teachings of the madrasah, the boys are not allowed to employ objects or boundaries in their play.) As Anu adjusts to life away from home, Asma grows gravely ill, and Ayesha is frustrated by Kazi's refusal to use modern medicine. The family has its own internal crisis as the political upheaval around them reaches a deadly level. Director Tareque Masud, who wrote the script with his wife, Catherine Masud, who also edited the film, has a background in documentary filmmaking. The Clay Bird, his first narrative feature, won a FIPRESCI Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and was shown at New Directors/New Films in 2003. It was also the first film officially submitted by Bangladesh for Oscar consideration.~Josh Ralske
Name : Nurul Islam Bablu: Role : Anu
Name : Russell Farazi: Role : Rokon
Name : Jayanto Chattopadhyay: Role : Kazi
Name : Rokeya Prachy: Role : Ayesha
Name : Tareque Masud: Role : Director
Name : Catherine Masud: Role : Producer
Name : Catherine Masud: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Tareque Masud: Role : Screenwriter
Name : Sudheer Palsane: Role : Cinematographer
Name : Catherine Masud: Role : Editor
Name : Kazi Rakib: Role : Art Director
Name : Nathalie Kreuther: Role : Executive Producer
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