The Clay Bird
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Metascore
75 out of 100

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9.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: A young student is torn between the worlds of Hindu and Muslim religions in this Bangladeshi film directed by Tareque Masud. (Milestone Films)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Curiel
    100
    A small gem.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: Elizabeth Weitzman
    75
    From folk festivals to political rallies, Masud never overlooks the cultural and emotional elements of a country at a crossroads.
  3. Miami Herald
    Reviewed by: Marta Barber
    75
    For all its tumult, The Clay Bird mostly concentrates on its likable characters, all acted with the kind of understatement that makes a good film better.
  4. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Michael O'Sullivan
    50
    Strikes several beautiful and lingering chords about the human condition, but the notes of the music ultimately never come together to form a coherent song.

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  1. SaberaA.
    10
    Brilliant! Very relevant even now, especially in todays political climate. One of the best Bengali language films since Days and Nights in the Forest. I love this film because it felt real and reminds me of stories my dad use to tell me when he as a young student during the sixties in Bangladesh.… Collapse

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