Matir Moina
Fortnight 2002, Feature film, 1h34
Synopsis
Against the trouble political backdrop of the late 60s, Anu, a shy youth from rural eastern Pakistan (now Bangladesh), is sent by his orthodox muslim father to a Madrasah. Here, Anu struggles to adapt to the harshness of monastic life, far from the warmth of the Hindu festivities of his region. The gulf of misunderstanding which widens between his parents, who have stayed in the village, is a reflection of the growing tensions between moderate and extremist forces within the Madrasah and the political upheavals gripping the country and which will lead to civil war…
Director
Tareque Masud
Born in Bengal in 1957, Tareque Masud received a degree in history at the University of Dacca in 1981. From 1977 to 1982, he was involved in making socially-committed films and experimental shorts. Cofounder of an alternative filmmakers’ forum, he became the center of new cinema in Bangladesh. In 1988, he coordinated the International Short Film Festival of Dacca before moving to New York where he and his wife directed a documentary on the liberation of Bangladesh. In 1995, he moved back to Dacca where he now continues his filmmaking career.
Jayanto Chattopadhyay
Nurul Islam Bablu
Rokeya Prachy
Russell Farazi
Nurul Islam Bablu
Rokeya Prachy
Russell Farazi
Screenplay
Catherine et Tareque Masud
Image
Sudheer Palsane
Sound
Indrajit Neogi
Editing
Catherine Masud
Music
Moushumi Bhowmik
Set decoration
Kazi Rakib, Sylvain Nahmias
production : Marin Karmitz MK2, 55 rue Traversière, 75012 Paris, France tél. : 33 (0)1 44 67 30 00, fax : 33 (0)1 43 41 32 30 mk2@mk2.com Audiovision (Bangladesh) ventes à létranger : MK2 Olivier-René Veillon / Florence Stern tél. : 33 (0)1 44 67 30 55, fax : 33 (0)1 43 41 32 30 distribution : MK2 presse : MK2 / Monica Donati tél. : 33 (0)1 43 07 55 22, fax : 33 (0)1 43 07 17 97, portable : 33 (0)6 85 52 72 97 mdonati@mk2.com
Title in Original Version : LOiseau dargile
Awards
Prix FIPRESCI
