July 31, 2007

Matir Moina (The Clay Bird), releases at Kolkata’s Nandan

In the Bangladeshi film Matir Moina (The Clay Bird), which releases today at Kolkata’s Nandan, a particularly poignant moment is that of the boatman talking about Anu’s father, the Qazi, to the little boy. The Qazi, recounted the boatman, was a very different person from the radically religious person as he is shown in the film, had a liberal air about him and used to even go around in Western clothes.

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