100
San Francisco Chronicle by Jonathan Curiel
A small gem.
The Clay Bird (মাটির ময়না)
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- Bangladesh
- 2002
- · 98m
Director
Tareque Masud
Cast
Nurul Haque,
Russell Farazi,
Jayanto Chattopadhyay,
Rokeya Prachy
Genre
Drama
When Kazi's son Anu expresses curiosity about other religions, Kazi sends him to a strict Muslim school to discipline him. But that is not Kazi's only struggle to maintain faith in his family. After his traditional values cause a family tragedy, he is further estranged from his wife, Ayesha. Meanwhile, East Pakistan descends into war, started by Bengali freedom fighters...
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What are critics saying?
90
The New York Times by A.O. Scott
Easily one of the finest pictures of 2003 or any other year.
75
Miami Herald by Marta Barber
For all its tumult, The Clay Bird mostly concentrates on its likable characters, all acted with the kind of understatement that makes a good film better.
75
New York Daily News by Elizabeth Weitzman
From folk festivals to political rallies, Masud never overlooks the cultural and emotional elements of a country at a crossroads.
75
New York Post by V.A. Musetto
The intolerance and inflexibility that marked the Taliban's brutal rule takes a solid hit in this lovely import from Bangladesh.
70
Washington Post by Ann Hornaday
The power of this quiet little film lies in the lyricism of its images of life on Bangladesh's waterways and in its towns...and in the naturalistic performances from its cast of mostly nonprofessional actors.
70
TV Guide Magazine by Ken Fox
The film draws careful parallels between orthodoxies and in his own quiet way, Masud, a devout Muslim, level his critique at repressive political regimes and religious doctrines, and those who dangerously confuse one with the other.
70
Village Voice
The film's critique of Islam is offered without rancor, and it's evident that Masud loves all his characters, whatever their viewpoints.
70
Variety by David Rooney
Accomplished, emotionally involving film.
50
Washington Post by Michael O'Sullivan
Strikes several beautiful and lingering chords about the human condition, but the notes of the music ultimately never come together to form a coherent song.
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