The Clay Bird

Documentary filmmaker Tareque Masud turns to autobiographical fiction with this emotional story set in 1960s East Pakistan, soon to emerge through revolution as the nation of Bangladesh. Sent to a fundamentalist Muslim school by his zealous father as punishment for straying from the precepts of Islam, young Anu (Nurul Islam Bablu) yet manages to find small freedoms and hope inside the strict world of the madrasa, befriending another outcast child. Russell Farazi, Rokeya Prachy also star. 98 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: Bangla; Subtitles: English; DVD-ROM content; interviews; "making of" documentary; photo gallery; theatrical trailers. In Bangla with English subtitles.