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{{short description|2002 Bengali film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name           = Matir Moina
| image          = Matir Moina.jpg
| alt            = Film poster
| caption        = Film poster
| native_name    = {{Infobox name module|bn|মাটির ময়না}}
| director       = [[Tareque Masud]]
| writer         = Tareque Masud
| screenplay     = {{Plainlist|
* Tareque Masud
* [[Catherine Masud]]
}}
| story          = Tareque Masud
| producer       = Catherine Masud
| starring       = {{Plainlist|
* [[Nurul Islam Bablu]]
* [[Jayanta Chattopadhyay]]
* [[Rokeya Prachy]]
* [[Masud Ali Khan]]
* Soaeb Islam
* Lameesa R. Reemjheem
}}
| cinematography = [[Sudheer Palsane]]
| editing        = Catherine Masud
| music          = [[Moushumi Bhowmik]]
| studio         = {{Plainlist|
* MK2 Diffusion
* Audiovision
}}
| distributor    = {{Plainlist|
* MK2 Diffusion
* Milestone Film & Video
* Audiovision
* ICA Projects
}}
| released       = {{Film date|2002|5|15|[[2002 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]|2004|4|30|North America|df=y}}
| runtime        = 98 minutes
| country        = Bangladesh
| language       = Bengali
| budget         = $300,000
| gross          = {{Estimation}} {{US$|46852}}
}}
'''''Matir Moina''''' ({{langx|bn|মাটির ময়না}}; also known in English as '''''The Clay Bird''''') is a 2002 [[Cinema of Bangladesh|Bengali]] [[War film|war]]-[[Drama (modern genre)|drama]] film written and directed by [[Tareque Masud]]. It was his debut feature film. Based on Tareque's story the screenplay was co-written by Tareque and [[Catherine Masud]]. In the film, Tareque's childhood experience is revealed against the backdrop of [[1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan]] on the eve of [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. The film stars [[Nurul Islam Bablu]], Russell Farazi, [[Jayanta Chattopadhyay]], [[Rokeya Prachy]], Soaeb Islam and Lameesa R. Reemjheem in the lead role. It is considered one of the best Bangladeshi films of 21st century.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Matir Moina and 50 years of independence |url=https://www.newagebd.net/article/133789/matir-moina-and-50-years-of-independence |access-date=2023-06-25 |work=New Age |language=en}}</ref>

The film deals with its historical references during the independence of Bangladesh. It portrays the experiences of a young protagonist, his family, his teachers and his life at the madrasah. Production began with initial funding from the [[French government]]. The film was officially screened on 15 May 2002 at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival|55th Cannes Film Festival]]. Produced by Catherine Masud, the film grossed about {{US$|48752}} at the box office after its release.

The film was initially banned in Bangladesh. After the expulsion order was revoked, [[VCD]] and DVD version of the film were released on 17 April 2005 by Laser Vision. In 2002, as the first Bangladeshi film, it won the [[FIPRESCI]] Prize in section [[Directors' Fortnight]] at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]. In 2004, the film won the [[National Film Awards (Bangladesh)|National Film Awards]] for [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] and [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]. The film also won various domestic and international awards, including awards in five categories at the [[25th Bachsas Awards|24th Bachsas Awards]]. It was Bangladesh's first submission for [[Academy Award for Best International Feature Film|Best Foreign Language Film]] category at the [[75th Academy Awards]] in 2002.{{r|Oscar}}

==Plot==
The film is set in the late 1960s, during the unrest period in [[East Pakistan]] leading up to the [[Bangladesh War of Liberation]]. The story is of a small village family which comes to grip with their culture, faith, tradition, and the brutal political changes.{{r|Awal}} The autobiographical film, set against the backdrop of the director's childhood, is based on the life story which is pictured by a teenage character named Anu (Nurul Islam Bablu). He lives with his [[fundamentalist]]-[[Muslim]] father, Kazi ([[Jayanta Chattopadhyay]]), who practices [[Homeopathy|homoeopathic]] medicines. His mother, Ayesha ([[Rokeya Prachy]]) was once a spirited girl, but after her marriage, she becomes sullen in subservience to her fundamentalist husband. Anu has a little sister named Asma. Kazi's younger brother Milon is involved in local politics who protesting against [[Pakistan Army|Pakistan's military rule]]. Milon also follows the [[Left-wing politics]]. Despite Kazi's dislike, Milon took Anu to see [[Hindu festivals]] and [[Canoe sprint]]. The film depicts the culture of [[Secularism|secular]] Bengal, such as [[folk-songs]], [[Puthi]] recitation, Chaitra Sankranti or [[Charak Puja]], [[embroidery]], rural fairs, Bahas etc.{{r|Bradshaw}}

Finally, Kazi sent Anu to a [[madrasa]] (Islamic school) because of his religious beliefs. At the madrasa, Anu met and befriended Rokon (Russell Farazi), an outcast student, who invites him to play catch with an imaginary ball. Rokon's role is different from other students.{{r|Dutta}} After all, Anu tried to adjust to life away from home. Suddenly his younger sister Asma falls ill and dies because of Kazi's refusal to use modern medicines. On the other hand, at the madrasa Rokon is an eccentric misfit and forced by the headmaster to undergo an exorcism by ducking in the freezing pond to cure himself of [[Jinn]].

As the political upheaval reaches a critical stage, internal crises begin to occur in Anu's family. As political divisions intensified, moderate and extremist ideologies developed in Anu's madrasa and growing divisions arose. The same picture of division is seen in Anu's family and her independent mother Ayesha. Kazi still believes in the religious unity of Pakistan, in the face of cruel, contradictory events. A shattering political development then changes their town, their life, and the inner dynamics of the family, including the patriarch's role. The film, which focuses on religious liberalism, cultural diversity, and the incomprehensibility of Islam, has universal relevance in a troubled world.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
* [[Nurul Islam Bablu]] as Anu
* Russell Farazi as Zayan Chowdhury, Anu's friend
* [[Jayanta Chattopadhyay]] as Kazi, Anu's father
* [[Rokeya Prachy]] as Ayesha Bibi, Anu's mother
* Soaeb Islam as Milon, Anu's uncle
* Lameesa R. Reemjheem as Asma, Anu's sister
* Moin Ahmed as Ibrahim, Madrasa teacher
* Md. Moslemuddin as Bakiullah headmaster
* Abdul Karim as Halim Mia
* Shah Alom Dewan as Karim boatman
* Golam Mahmud as Shaheen, Milon's friend
* Pradip Mittra Mithun as Uttam, Milon's friend
* Auyon Chowdhury as 3rd Friend
* [[Masud Ali Khan]] as Khan Bahadur
* Amena Khatun as Taser's Mother
* Manjila Begum as Female singer-Night concert
* Aynal Mia as Male singer-Day Concert
* Nasima Aktar as Female Singer-Day Concert
* Abdul Malek as Night Concert Accompanist
* Gurudhan as Night Concert Accompanist
* Nuru Mia Chisty as Night Concert Accompanist
* Shafique as Day Concert Accompanist
* Majibur Rahman as Day Concert Accompanist
* Iman Ali Sarkar as Day Concert Accompanist
* Abdul Kadir as Day Concert Accompanist
* Ibrahim Boyati as Ferry Boat Singer
<!--OTHER CAST-->
*Gulam Rabbani
*Kazi Tamanna
*Shiuly Ahmed
*Naznin Sultana
*Mohiuddin Sarkar
*Nayaran Banik
*Lokman
*Pulak
}}
; Other Madrasa Students
{{Cast listing|
*Kamrul
*Jashim 1
*Jashim 2
*Kashem
*Akhter
*Sohel
*Shamim
*Apu
*Imran
*Bahadur
*Hasan
*Kamal
*Yahia
*Rasel
*Omar Faruk Uzzal
*Sajib
*Tofajjal
*Taher
*Moktar
*Khokon
*Liton
*Jahangir
}}

==Pre-production==
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| style="text-align: left;" | "The film is a reflection of my life. The protagonist in the film is what I have been. I was sent to a Madrasa where I studied till the age of 15 and the film just portrays what I experienced."
|-
| style="text-align: left;" | — Tareque Masud{{r|Kulkarni}}
|}
For many years, Tareque and [[Catherine Masud]] were planning to make a [[Feature film|feature]]{{r|Ghose}} based on Tareque's childhood experience at the [[madrasa]] (Islamic school) during the late 1960s in the [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]).{{r|Walson}} That was a turbulent period in the [[history of Bangladesh]]. Before liberation its eastern wing [[Islamic State of Pakistan]] was divided into a strong secular and democratic movement and a pro-Islamic [[military junta]] bent on stifling dissent and reform which leads to [[1969 Mass uprising in East Pakistan]].{{r|encyclopedia}} The film contents reference to historical events. In this film, Masud wanted to tell his autobiographical story through the childish vision.{{r|nytimes-Mitchell}} In May 2000, based on the quality of the screenplay they received a grant from the [[French Ministry of Culture|French Ministry of Culture and Communication]] and the [[Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)|Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs]] Fonds Sud (South Fund) for the production of films. This grant also covered the [[film stock]], [[35 mm camera]] equipment and necessary laboratory facilities.{{r|About}} Later, Paris-based production and distribution company Mk2, was contracted to co-produce and distribute the film internationally.{{r|Simon}}{{r|About}} Multiple producers co-produced the film with Catherine.

==Production==
At the end of 2000, a year and a half of film production began in [[Bhanga Upazila|Bhanga]], [[Faridpur District|Faridpur]]. Masood and Catherine invested almost their entire savings in projects involving ambitious massive seasonal shooting and timing publication design. The characters made up entirely of non-professional actors, including [[street children]], Madrasa students-teachers, rural [[Folk music|folk]] musicians and villagers. As the first Bangladeshi feature, ''Matir Moina'' using the live sound recording to capture spontaneous performances and live ambience.{{r|About}} The film was also shot on actual locations in rural settings and small towns in [[Dhamrai Upazila|Dhamrai]] and Faridpur, during all winter, monsoon and spring seasons.{{r|About}} It was completed in early 2002.{{r|About}}

==Post-production==
===Music and soundtrack===
{{Track listing
| extra_column  = Performer(s)
| total_length  =

| all_writing   = [[Tareque Masud|A.T. Masud]]

| title1        = Pakhita Bondi Aachhe
| note1         = The Bird is Trapped in the Body's Cage
| extra1        = [[Momtaz Begum|Momtaz]]
| music1        = Traditional
| length1       = 3:38

| title2        = Puthi Recitation
| note2         = Recitation
| extra2        = Shah Alam Dewan

| title3        = Shere Khoda Ali Sabe
| note3         = The Ballad of Fatema
| extra3        = Ibrahim Boyati
| length4       = 4:22

| title4        = Jodi Bheste Jaite
| note4         = If You Wish to Go to Heaven
| extra4        = Aynal Mia, Momtaz
}}

==Release==
===Screening===
As the first Bangladeshi feature film, it was initially screened on 15 May 2002 at the [[2002 Cannes Film Festival|55th Cannes Film Festival]] in [[Directors' Fortnight]] section.{{r|About}}{{r|quinzaine2002}} In addition to its commercial release in Europe and Americas, the film was screened at multiple festivals in later years. In August 2002, the film was screened at the [[Edinburgh International Film Festival]] and the [[Montreal World Film Festival]] in Canada.{{r|MIFF-2002}} In the same year on
9 October it was screened at the [[Sitges Film Festival]] in Spain,{{r|Sitges-2002}} and the [[Cairo International Film Festival]] in Egypt.{{r|Moina}}

On 11 January 2003, the film was screened at the [[Palm Springs International Film Festival]] in the United States.{{r|mubi-palm-2003}} In the same year on 9 February, it was screened at the [[Toronto International Film Festival]]. On 5 April 2003, the film was selected at the New Directors/New Film Festival, jointly organized by the [[Film at Lincoln Center|Film Society of Lincoln Center]] in New York City and the [[Museum of Modern Art]].{{r|About}} It was screened on 17 December at the 8th [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] in India.{{r|IMDb-KIFF2003}} On 15 February 2004, the film was screened at the [[Dublin International Film Festival]] in Ireland. A press screening was held on 24 March. In 2015, ''Matir Moina'' was screened at [[Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy]] as the inaugural film at the Bangladesh Film Festival.{{r|BSA}}

===Commercial release===
Outside its home country, the film was initially released in theatres in France. Due to its ban, the film was not initially screened commercially in Bangladesh. However, the film was later released commercially in only two theatres in [[Dhaka]].{{sfn|Raju|2014|pp=198}} The film was released on 30 April 2004 in New York and San Francisco coastal theatres.{{r|Moina}}{{r|Curiel}} In October 2002, the film was released in Dhaka. Later year, on 4 July 2003, it was released commercially in the United Kingdom as the first Bangladeshi film. In the same year on 14 August, it was recorded due to a 4-week long exhibition in Dhaka.{{r|About}} The film was re-released commercially on 29 July 2006 in [[Kolkata]], India.{{r|Rahman}}

===Controversy and censorship===
After the initial screening at Cannes, the film got international press coverage for its positive portrayal of Bangladesh as well as its tolerant traditions. Due to its religious content the film was banned from public screening in the country by the [[Bangladesh Film Censor Board]].{{r|Walson}}{{r|About}}{{sfn|Boyer|2010|pp=457}} The ban also claimed that it provided a distorted image of the [[madrasa]] system in the [[sub-continent]].{{r|Banned}} After a massive campaign against the ban was launched in the [[Bangladeshi media]] and on the Internet, there was pressure on the [[Bangladeshi Government]] to revoke the ban. Tareq and Catherine Masud brought a case against the ban in the [[Bangladesh Supreme Court, Appellate Division]], and the decision in their favor was reversed.{{r|About}} As a result, the film was allowed to be released in Bangladesh in late 2002.

===Television broadcasting===
[[Channel Four]], the UK-based public service television broadcasting company, bought the broadcasting rights from ICA, the UK distributor of the film. In July 2005, as the first Bangladeshi film it was on-air in UK television.{{r|Moina}} The film was later televised in [[Argentina]] on 26 September 2006, and in the United Kingdom on 20 December 2006.{{r|IMDb-Release Info}}

===Critical reception===
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|-
! Medium
! Rating/%
! Critic(s)
|-
| [[AllMovie]]{{r|AllMovie-Moina}}
| {{Rating|4|5}}
| -
|-
| [[AlloCiné]]{{r|AlloCiné-Moina}}
| {{Rating|3.5|5}}
| 13
|-
| [[Metacritic]]{{r|Metacritic-Moina}}
| 75
| 14
|-
| [[Rotten Tomatoes]]{{r|Tomatoes-Moina}}
| 89%
| 27
|}
{{Quote box
 |quote = "Easily one of the finest pictures of this year or any other. Masud's expansive fluidity is rapturous, inspired equally by the floating equanimity of [[Satyajit Ray]] and the work of the Iranian director [[Abbas Kiarostami]], who deftly uses ritual behavior to provide social commentary."
 |author = [[Elvis Mitchell]]
 |source = [[The New York Times]]{{r|nytimes-Mitchell}}
 |width = 35%
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''Matir Moina'' mainly received positive reviews from critics, viewers and film connoisseurs, who commented on the film's historical and social impact. The film received an average rating of 4/5 on the movie review website [[Allmovie]].{{r|AllMovie-Moina}} The French film database [[AlloCiné]] has an average rating of 3.5/5 based on 13 reviews.{{r|AlloCiné-Moina}} On the film [[review aggregator]] website [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film has an approval rating of 89% based on 27 reviews, with a [[Weighted arithmetic mean|rating average]] of 7.57/10. The site's critical consensus reads, it "has a kind of twofold eloquence."{{r|Tomatoes-Moina}} [[Metacritic]], which gave its reviews a weighted average rating, with the film scoring 75 based on 14 critics, including "generally favorable reviews".{{r|Metacritic-Moina}}

[[Peter Bradshaw]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' said, "The film offers a valuable and independent engagement with Muslim history, quite different from the ugly fight-to-the-finish promoted elsewhere in the media, and constitutes a nuanced riposte both to the dogmatic verities of religion and also to a species of Islamophobia that assumes the Muslim world to be crudely monolithic. ..It is one of the films of the year."{{r|Guardian-Bradshaw}} According to ''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}s [[Ann Hornaday]], the low-cost film captures the lyricism of life in Bangladesh's waterways and cities, some scenes reminiscent of [[Jean Renoir]]'s 1951 classic ''[[Le Fleuve]]''.{{r|WP-Hornaday}} [[Ty Burr]] of ''[[The Boston Globe]]'' stated that the connection between personal, political and spiritual instability is revealed with the pure imagination of the autopsy.{{r|Boston-Burr}} American film critic [[Frank Scheck]] writes in ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'', the producers' clear sympathy for the film's characters and close knowledge of its subject matter makes the film come alive. Michael O'Sullivan commented in a review of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' that ''The Clay Bird'' hits a number of beautiful and lazy trends about the human condition.{{r|WP-O'Sullivan}} According to Eric Monder of ''[[Film Journal International]]'', the film is somewhat restrained for its own drama, but at least for a contemporary audience, it sheds light on a significant part of world history. Marty Mapes of ''Movie Habit'' comments that the film is a good piece of armchair anthropology.{{r|Mapes}} American film historian and critic [[Elias Savada]] said, "''The Clay Bird'' is a incredibly humbling experience."{{r|Savada}} American writer and film critic [[Phil Hall (US writer)|Phil Hall]] stated in ''[[Film Threat]]'', it a great film in Bangladesh. American journalist and historian [[Elliott Stein]] said, "''The Clay Bird'' recalls the empathy for childhood's innocence and lust for living—as well as the visual rapture and naturalness—of [[Satyajit Ray]]'s great [[Pather Panchali]]."{{r|Stein}} According to the [[BBC]]'s Jamie Russell, Anu skillfully created an increasingly gentle portrait of Masud during his transition through childhood.{{r|Russell}} According to Sean Axmaker of ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'', the film is a timeless work with clear and elusive and almost historical features.{{r|Axmaker}} [[Jamal Malik]], a professor of German Islamic Studies of Pakistani descent, said the story of ''Matir Moina'' is presented in a textual structure similar to European art cinema.{{sfn|Malik|2007|pp=137}} Indian filmmaker [[Aparna Sen]] praises the film.{{r|Bhorer-Sen}}{{r|Jago-Sen}}

===Accolades===
Tareque Masud was commemorated on [[Google Doodle]] on 6 December 2016, on his 60th birthday. Where a iconic bird represents the film ''Matir Moina''.{{r|Alo-Doodle}}{{r|Doodle}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" width="99%" style=font-size:96%
|+ '''List of awards and nominations'''
|- style="background:#ccc;"
! Organization
! Year
! Category
! Recipients & nominees
! Result
! Ref.(s)
|-
| rowspan="6"| [[Bangladesh Cine-Journalist Association]]
| rowspan="6"| [[24th Bachsas Awards|2003]]
| [[Bachsas Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| [[Tareque Masud]], [[Catherine Masud]]
| {{won}}
| rowspan="6"| {{sfn|Jowad|2010|pp=}}
|-
| [[Bachsas Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| Tareque Masud
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Bachsas Award for Best Story|Best Story]]
| Tareque Masud
| {{won}}
|-
| Best screenplay
| Tareque Masud
| {{won}}
|-
| Best editing
| Catherine Masud
| {{won}}
|-
| Best art-direction
| [[Kazi Rakib]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Cannes Film Festival]]
| [[2002 Cannes Film Festival|2002]]
| [[International Federation of Film Critics|FIPRESCI Prize]] in section [[Directors' Fortnight]]
| Tareque Masud
| {{won}}
| {{r|FIPRESCI2002}}
|-
| Channel I Film Awards
| 2003
| Best film
| Tareque Masud
| {{won}}
| {{r|Awards & Recognitions}}
|-
| [[Directors Guild of Great Britain]]
| 2004
| Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Foreign Language Film
| Tareque Masud
| {{nom}}
| {{r|Works}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Kara Film Festival]]
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| Best Feature Film
| Tareque Masud
| {{won}}
| {{r|Awards & Recognitions}}{{r|Works}}{{r|Karlekar}}
|-
| Best Musical Score
| [[Moushumi Bhowmik]]
| {{won}}
| {{r|bracu}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[Marrakech International Film Festival]]
| rowspan="2"| 2002
| [[Marrakech International Film Festival Awards|Best Film]]
| Tareque Masud
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Marrakech International Film Festival Awards|Best Screenplay]]
| Tareque Masud, Catherine Masud
| {{won}}
| {{r|Marrakech2002}}{{r|Awards & Recognitions}}{{r|Morocco}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[National Film Awards (Bangladesh)|National Film Awards]]
| rowspan="3"| [[27th Bangladesh National Film Awards|2002]]
| [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]]
| Russell Farazi
| {{won}}
| rowspan="3"| {{r|NFA}}
|-
| [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] (Special prize)
| [[Nurul Islam Bablu]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Bangladesh National Film Award for Best Screenplay|Best Screenplay]]
| Tareque Masud
| {{won}}
|-
|}

===Home media===
On 16 June 2004, the film was released on DVD (only for Region 2) by its French producer, distributor and world sales representative [[mk2]] under [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]] France.{{r|dvdfr}} [[VCD]] and DVD versions of the film was released in Bangladesh on 15 April 2005 from [[Laser Vision]].{{r|Moina}} Which includes an additional two-hours documentary, featuring scenes, interviews and audience feedback. It is considered as the first interactive DVD in Bangladesh.{{r|Moina}}

The film was released in DVD version in late 2005 by its North American distributor [[Milestone Films]].{{r|Milestone-DVD}}

==Sequel==
{{main|Kagojer Phul}}

== See also ==
*[[List of Bangladeshi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film]]
{{Portal bar|Film|Bangladesh}}

==References==
{{Reflist|30em|refs=
*<ref name="Oscar">{{cite web |title=Press Conference Statement |url=http://ctmasud.site.aplus.net/articles/oscar.html |website=ctmasud.site.aplus.net |access-date=15 July 2020 |date=4 November 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191204031125/http://ctmasud.site.aplus.net/articles/oscar.html |archive-date=4 December 2019}}</ref>
*<ref name="Awal">{{cite web |last=Awal |first=Sajedul |script-title=bn:তারেক মাসুদ তাঁর লোকচলচ্চিত্র |url=https://www.kaliokalam.com/তারেক-মাসুদ-তাঁর-লোকচলচ্/ |website=[[Kali O Kalam]] |date=28 June 2012 |language=bn |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711222104/https://www.kaliokalam.com/%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A6-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%9A%E0%A7%8D/ |archive-date=11 July 2020}}</ref>
*<ref name="Bradshaw">{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |title=The Clay Bird |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/may/23/cannes2002.cannesfilmfestival1 |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=23 May 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110061645/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2002/may/23/cannes2002.cannesfilmfestival1 |archive-date=10 November 2017}}</ref>
*<ref name="Dutta">{{cite news |last=Dutta |first=Nandita |title='Matir Moyna' is rooted in socio-political space |url=https://www.news18.com/news/india/matir-moyna-is-rooted-in-socio-political-space-407446.html |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[News18]] |date=7 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112234633/http://www.news18.com/news/india/matir-moyna-is-rooted-in-socio-political-space-407446.html |archive-date=12 November 2017}}</ref>
*<ref name="Kulkarni">{{cite news |last=Kulkarni |first=Pranav |title=Social screenplay |url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/social-screenplay/426318/ |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |date=21 February 2009}}</ref>
*<ref name="Ghose">{{cite news |last=Ghose |first=Bisakha |title=Clay Bird explores Pakistan strife |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3051164.stm |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=11 July 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705161809/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3051164.stm |archive-date=5 July 2020}}</ref>
*<ref name="Walson">{{cite magazine |last=Walson |first=Michelle |title=On a Fault Line |url=https://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2007-06-15/on-a-fault-line |access-date=15 July 2020 |magazine=Brown Alumni Magazine |date=15 June 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200712145457/https://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/2007-06-15/on-a-fault-line |archive-date=12 July 2020}}</ref>
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*<ref name="Sitges-2002">{{cite web |title=Sitges Film Festival 2002 |url=http://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/arxiu/2002 |website=[[Sitges Film Festival]] |date=2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190426103429/https://sitgesfilmfestival.com/eng/arxiu/2002 |archive-date=26 April 2019 |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
*<ref name="mubi-palm-2003">{{cite web |title=Palm Springs International Film Festival 2003 |url=https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/palm-springs?year=2003 |website=[[Mubi (streaming service)]] |date=2003 |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005162901/https://mubi.com/awards-and-festivals/palm-springs?year=2003 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*<ref name="IMDb-KIFF2003">{{cite web |title=Kerala International Film Festival 2003 |url=https://www.imdb.com/event/ev0000868/2003/1/ |website=[[IMDb]] |date=2003 |access-date=15 July 2020}}</ref>
*<ref name="BSA">{{cite web |title=Matir Moina opens Bangladesh film fest at Shilpakala |url=https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/98192/Matir-Moina-opens-Bangladesh-film-fest-at-Shilpakala/2015-12-11 |work=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)|Daily Sun]] |date=11 December 2015 |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005162900/https://www.daily-sun.com/arcprint/details/98192/Matir-Moina-opens-Bangladesh-film-fest-at-Shilpakala/2015-12-11 |url-status=live }}</ref>
*<ref name="Curiel">{{cite news |last=Curiel |first=Jonathan |author-link=Jonathan Curiel |title=The Clay Bird |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-CLIPS-Also-opening-today-2763160.php#clay |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |date=30 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516160145/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/FILM-CLIPS-Also-opening-today-2763160.php#clay |archive-date=16 May 2019}}</ref>
*<ref name="Rahman">{{cite news |last=Rahman |first=Prasun |script-title=bn:কলকাতায় যখন মাটির ময়না |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/article/600820/ |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=13 August 2015 |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005162914/https://www.prothomalo.com/entertainment/%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%96%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE |url-status=live }}</ref>
*<ref name="Banned">{{cite news |title='Banned' Bangladesh film for Oscars |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2405843.stm |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[BBC News]] |date=6 November 2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180911081740/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/2405843.stm |archive-date=11 September 2018}}</ref>
*<ref name="IMDb-Release Info">{{cite web |title=Matir Moina (2002): Release info |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319836/releaseinfo |website=[[IMDb]] |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005162924/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319836/releaseinfo |url-status=live }}</ref>
*<ref name="AllMovie-Moina">{{cite web |title= The Clay Bird (2002) |url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-clay-bird-v265812/review |website=[[AllMovie]] |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402231614/https://www.allmovie.com/movie/the-clay-bird-v265812/review |archive-date=2 April 2019}}</ref>
*<ref name="AlloCiné-Moina">{{cite web |title=L'Oiseau D'argile |url=http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=45064.html |website=[[AlloCiné]] |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200622202339/http://www.allocine.fr/film/fichefilm_gen_cfilm=45064.html |archive-date=22 June 2020}}</ref>
*<ref name="Metacritic-Moina">{{cite web |title=The Clay Bird |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-clay-bird/critic-reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513032838/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/the-clay-bird |archive-date=13 May 2018}}</ref>
*<ref name="Tomatoes-Moina">{{cite web |title=The Clay Bird (Matir moina) |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-clay-bird |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |access-date=15 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117064151/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the-clay-bird/ |archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>
*<ref name="Guardian-Bradshaw">{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Bradshaw |title=The Clay Bird |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/jul/04/artsfeatures |access-date=17 July 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=4 July 2003 |archive-date=19 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719053249/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2003/jul/04/artsfeatures |url-status=live }}</ref>
*<ref name="WP-Hornaday">{{cite news |last=Hornaday |first=Ann |author-link=Ann Hornaday |title='Clay Bird': Bangladesh And the End of Innocence |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/05/28/clay-bird-bangladesh-and-the-end-of-innocence/59efe935-7d02-4169-ac4b-8df9f5d21deb/ |access-date=17 July 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=28 May 2004 |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005162938/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2004/05/28/clay-bird-bangladesh-and-the-end-of-innocence/59efe935-7d02-4169-ac4b-8df9f5d21deb/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
*<ref name="Boston-Burr">{{cite news |last=Burr |first=Ty |author-link=Ty Burr |title='Clay Bird' intelligently explores religious faith |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2004/07/30/clay_bird_intelligently_explores_religious_faith/ |access-date=17 July 2020 |work=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=30 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514012624/http://archive.boston.com/ae/movies/articles/2004/07/30/clay_bird_intelligently_explores_religious_faith/ |archive-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>
*<ref name="WP-O'Sullivan">{{cite news |last=O'Sullivan |first=Michael |title=A 'Bird' That Doesn't Quite Sing |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60807-2004May27.html |access-date=17 July 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=28 May 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180514174535/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A60807-2004May27.html |archive-date=14 May 2018}}</ref>
*<ref name="Mapes">{{cite web |last=Mapes |first=Marty |title=The Clay Bird |url=https://www.moviehabit.com/review.php?story=cla_go04 |website=Movie Habit |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=14 July 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203020707/https://www.moviehabit.com/review.php?story=cla_go04 |archive-date=3 December 2017}}</ref>
*<ref name="Savada">{{cite web |last=Savada |first= Elias |author-link=Elias Savada |title=The Clay Bird : Matir Moina |url=https://nitrateonline.com/2004/rclay.html |website=Nitrate Online |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=4 June 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203020659/http://www.nitrateonline.com/2004/rclay.html |archive-date=3 December 2017}}</ref>
*<ref name="Stein">{{cite news |last=Stein |first=Elliott |author-link=Elliott Stein |title=The Clay Bird |url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2004/04/20/film-107/ |work=[[The Village Voice]] |access-date=17 July 2020 |date=20 April 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915171545/https://www.villagevoice.com/2004/04/20/film-107/ |archive-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>
*<ref name="Russell">{{cite news |last=Russell |first=Jamie |title=The Clay Bird (Matir Moina) (2003) |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/06/26/the_clay_bird_2003_review.shtml |access-date=17 July 2020 |work=[[BBC]] |date=3 July 2003 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226184335/http://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2003/06/26/the_clay_bird_2003_review.shtml |archive-date=26 December 2019}}</ref>
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*<ref name="Doodle">{{cite web |title=Tareque Masud's 62nd Birthday |url=https://doodles.google/doodle/tareque-masuds-62nd-birthday/ |access-date=15 July 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210000701/http://www.google.com/doodles/tareque-masuds-62nd-birthday |archive-date=10 December 2019}}</ref>
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*<ref name="Works">{{cite news |script-title=bn:তারেক মাসুদ: জীবন ও কর্ম |url=https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/53424.details |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=[[Banglanews24.com]] |date=13 August 2011 |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005162936/https://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/53424.details |url-status=live }}</ref>
*<ref name="Karlekar">{{cite news |last=Karlekar |first=Malavika |title=Soulful story of loss: The acclaimed film Matir Moina (The Clay Bird), which was banned in Bangladesh (for a few months), is now available on DVD |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060205/spectrum/main4.htm |access-date=15 July 2020 |work=The Tribune |location=India |date=5 February 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200710172504/https://www.tribuneindia.com/2006/20060205/spectrum/main4.htm |archive-date=10 July 2020}}</ref>
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*<ref name="NFA">{{cite web |script-title=bn:জাতীয় চলচ্চিত্র পুরস্কার প্রাপ্তদের নামের তালিকা (১৯৭৫-২০১২) |url=http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A8 |website=[[Bangladesh Film Development Corporation]] |access-date=15 July 2020 |pages=16 |format=[[pdf]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223211753/http://www.fdc.gov.bd/site/page/f3bb17fe-d9ad-4b61-bd8a-5824262691ad/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%AF%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A7%A8%E0%A7%A6%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A8 |archive-date=23 December 2018}}</ref>
*<ref name="dvdfr">{{cite web |title=L'Oiseau d'argile (2002) - DVD |url=https://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/f11552-oiseau-dargile.html |website=dvdfr |access-date=15 July 2020 |language=fr |date=16 June 2004 |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005162931/https://www.dvdfr.com/dvd/f11552-oiseau-dargile.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
*<ref name="Moina">{{cite web |title=Matir Moina |url=http://ctmasud.site.aplus.net/ |website=Matir Moina (Official website) |access-date=15 July 2020 |date=2002 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203230740/http://ctmasud.site.aplus.net/ |archive-date=3 December 2019}}</ref>
*<ref name="Milestone-DVD">{{cite web |title=The Clay Bird |url=https://www.milestonefilms.com/products/clay-bird?_pos=1&_sid=91b4f7805&_ss=r |website=[[Milestone Films]] |access-date=15 July 2020 |date=2004 |archive-date=5 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005162928/https://www.milestonefilms.com/products/clay-bird?_pos=1&_sid=91b4f7805&_ss=r |url-status=live }}</ref>
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[[Category:Films set in the 1960s]]
[[Category:Films set in 1969]]
[[Category:Films set in 1970]]
[[Category:Films set in 1971]]
[[Category:Films set in East Pakistan]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi children's films]]
[[Category:Films based on the Bangladesh Liberation War]]
[[Category:Films about Islam]]
[[Category:Religious controversies in film]]
[[Category:Films directed by Tareque Masud]]
[[Category:Films produced by Catherine Masud]]
[[Category:Best Film Bachsas Award winners]]
[[Category:Films whose writer won the Best Screenplay National Film Award (Bangladesh)]]
[[Category:Censored films]]