The Clay Bird

2002

1h 38m

7.2(30 votes)

Drama

Overview

A family must come to grips with its culture, its faith, and the brutal political changes entering its small-town world.

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Cast & Crew

56 members

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Nurul Haque

Anu

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Russell Farazi

Rokon

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Jayanto Chattopadhyay

Kazi

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Rokeya Prachy

Ayesha

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Soaeb Islam

Milon

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Lameesa Reemjheem

Asma

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Moin Ahmed

Ibrahim

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Moslemuddin

Bakiullah Headmaster

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Abdul Karim

Halim Mia

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Shah Alam Dewan

Karim Boatman

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Golam Mahmud

Shaheen

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Pradip Mittra Mithun

Uttam

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Auyon Chowdhury

3rd Friend

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Masud Ali Khan

Khan Bahadur

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Amena Khatun

Taser's mother

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Manjila Begum

Female Singer, Night Concert

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Aynal Mia

Male Singer, Day Concert

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Nasima Aktar

Female Singer, Day Concert

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Abdul Malek

Night Concert Accompanist #1

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Gurudhan

Night Concert Accompanist #2

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Nuru Mia Chisty

Night Concert Accompanist #3

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Shafique

Day Concert Accompanist #1

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Majibur Rahman

Day Concert Accompanist #2

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Iman Ali Sarkar

Day Concert Accompanist #3

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Abdul Kadir

Day Concert Accompanist #4

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Ibrahim Boyati

Ferry Boat Singer

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Kamrul Islam

Madrasa Student #1

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Jashim

Madrasa Student #2

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Jashim

Madrasa Student #3

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Kashem

Madrasa Student #4

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Akhter

Madrasa Student #5

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Sohel

Madrasa Student #6

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Shamim

Madrasa Student #7

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Apu

Madrasa Student #8

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Imran

Madrasa Student #9

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Bahadur

Madrasa Student #10

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Hasan

Madrasa Student #11

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Kamal

Madrasa Student #12

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Yahia

Madrasa Student #13

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Rasel

Madrasa Student #14

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Omar Faruk Uzzal

Madrasa Student #15

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Sajib

Madrasa Student #16

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Tofajjal

Madrasa Student #17

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Taher

Madrasa Student #18

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Moktar

Madrasa Student #19

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Khokon

Madrasa Student #20

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Liton

Madrasa Student #21

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Jahangir

Madrasa Student #22

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Gulam Rabbani

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Kazi Tamanna

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Shiuly Ahmed

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Naznin Sultana

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Mohiuddin Sarkar

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Narayan Banik

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Lokhman

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Pulak

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