
Setagainstthebackdropoftheturbulentperiodinthelate60'sleadinguptoBangladesh'sindependencefromPakistan,MatirMoina(TheClayBird)tellsthestoryofafamilytornapartbyreligionandwar.Ayoungboy,Anu,issentofftoastrictIslamicschool,ormadrasa,byhisdeeplyreligiousfatherKazi.Asthepoliticaldivisionsinthecountryintensify,anincreasingsplitdevelopsbetweenmoderateandextremistforceswithinthemadrasa,mirroringagrowingdividebetweenthestubbornbutconfusedKaziandhisincreasinglyindependentwife.Touchinguponthemesofreligioustolerance,culturaldiversity,andthecomplexityofIslam,MatirMoinahasuniversalrelevanceinacrisis-riddenworld.<br/> TareqMasudexcelsasthedirectorof"MatirMoina".Hisearlyworksonthegloriousliberationwar"MuktirGaan"&"MuktirKotha"-hisothermasterpiecesclearlyshowstheriseofanworldclassdirector.Hereheableshimselftoportraythebeginningoftherevolutionbeforethe1971warwithacoolpictureofavillagewherereligiousstrictness&opennessbothcoexistsandputsAnu-thecentralcharacterwithadifferentview.ThisistherealpictureofamoderatemuslimcountrylikeBangladesh-wheresomepeopleareregularlytryingtoshattertheimageofthenicecountry.ThismoviewillcleartheviewsoftheworldwideviewersaboutBangladesh.