| | Clay Bird DVD
| Category | Foreign Films DVDs, Religion Movies, Coming Of Age Videos, Fathers And Sons, Bengali | | Starring | Nurul Islam Bablu, Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Russell Farazi, Soaeb Islam, Rokeya Prachy, Lameesa Reemjheem | | Director | Tareque Masud | | Director of Photography | Sudheer Palsane | | Executive Producer | Nathalie Kreuther | | Producer | Catherine Masud | | Screenwriter | Catherine Masud, Tareque Masud |
A visually stunning, culturally fascinating, politically timely film based on the directors own childhood, this film has been called one of the most important works to come out of the Muslim world. Set against the backdrop of Pakistan during the turbulent 1960s, a family is ripped apart by religious beliefs and civil war. Anu, a shy young boy from rural East Pakistan, is sent away by his father Kazi, an orthodox Muslim, to a Madrasah. Far from his family and the warmth of his regions vibrant Hindu festivities, Anu struggles to adapt to the Islamic schools harsh monastic life. The young student Anu (Nurul Islam Bablu) is torn between the worlds of Hindu and Muslim religions in this Bangladeshi film directed by Tareque Masud. Set in the 1960s in Pakistan before Bangladesh gained its independence in 1971, the film portrays many opposing political opinions and various religious sects all agitating each other in a quiet cultural upheaval. Anu's father is a converted orthodox Muslim whose beliefs grow stronger and more conservative daily. Meanwhile, Anu's mother finds this transition strange and longs to be part of the more modern beliefs in their Hindu village. Anu's uncle takes him to village festivals where he delights in the openness and celebrations of the pagan people. But his father sees this as Anu's corruption and sends him far away to a strict Islamic school called a madrasa. At the madrasa, Anu is an outcast who is rejected by the other boys and chastised by his teachers. He has trouble adjusting to the monastic style of life there and misses playing with his sister and living with his family. On a visit home, he brings his sister a beautiful brightly painted clay bird which they all know his father would reject. Symbolically, the pigeon is the poison by which the family's divide only grows. Anu's sister falls ill and, with his mother believing in Western medicine and his father devoted to holistic solutions, there is no way to cure her. A spiritual look at a period of intense change, seen through the interplay of one family, THE CLAY BIRD is a unique entry from the cinema of Bangladesh. Theatrical Release: April 30, 2004 Clay Bird Reviews: "[A] gentle, understated drama of a Muslim boy's madrassah childhood set against the first rumblings of the Pakistan civil war."-- Kate Stables, Sight and Sound
This is the only Nurul Islam Bablu video. Stars also making their debut in this video: Jayanto Chattopadhyay, Russell Farazi, Soaeb Islam, Rokeya Prachy, Lameesa Reemjheem, Tareque Masud. Clay Bird | List Price | $29.95 (You save $9.40) | | Studio | New Yorker Video | | Orig Year | 2004 | | All Time Sales Rank |  66558  | | CD Universe Part number | 7248050 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 07, 2009 | | Rating | Not Rated | | Also Known As | Matir Moina | | Running Time | 98 Minutes | | Movie Details | Color |
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Clay Bird DVD Full Frame -
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Subtitles - English - Optional
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