Matir Moina
E173490
Matir Moina is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud that portrays a family's struggles amid the political and religious turmoil leading up to Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matir Moina canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matir Moina Context triple: [Bengali cinema, hasNotableFilm, Matir Moina]
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Thoosa
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Mona Rudao
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Sahnun
Sahnun was a prominent 9th-century Islamic jurist from North Africa whose compilation of legal opinions, the Mudawwana, became a foundational text of the Maliki school of Sunni jurisprudence.
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D.
Sohrab
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Tolba Marzuq
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Matir Moina Target entity description: Matir Moina is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud that portrays a family's struggles amid the political and religious turmoil leading up to Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
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A.
Thoosa
Thoosa is a minor sea nymph in Greek mythology, known primarily as the mother of the Cyclops Polyphemus by the sea god Poseidon.
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B.
Mona Rudao
Mona Rudao was a Seediq indigenous chieftain and resistance leader in Taiwan who led an uprising against Japanese colonial rule in 1930.
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C.
Sahnun
Sahnun was a prominent 9th-century Islamic jurist from North Africa whose compilation of legal opinions, the Mudawwana, became a foundational text of the Maliki school of Sunni jurisprudence.
-
D.
Sohrab
Sohrab is a tragic hero in the Persian epic Shahnameh, famed as the valiant but ill-fated son of the champion Rostam.
-
E.
Tolba Marzuq
Tolba Marzuq is a character in Naguib Mahfouz’s novel "Miramar," representing one of the diverse boarders at the Alexandria pension whose interactions reflect Egypt’s social and political tensions in the 1960s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bangladeshi film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ film ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
FIPRESCI Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival
|
| censorshipReason | alleged negative portrayal of madrasa education ⓘ |
| censorshipStatusChange | ban later lifted in Bangladesh ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Nafis F. Rashid ⓘ |
| countryCensorship | banned in Bangladesh upon initial release ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| criticalReception |
considered a landmark of Bangladeshi cinema
ⓘ
critically acclaimed internationally ⓘ |
| director | Tareque Masud ⓘ |
| editedBy | Catherine Masud ⓘ |
| follows |
a conservative Muslim family
ⓘ
a young boy sent to a madrasa ⓘ |
| genre |
historical drama
ⓘ
political drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
childhood and religious education
ⓘ
impact of political upheaval on ordinary families ⓘ tension between secular and religious values ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Jayanta Chattopadhyay
ⓘ
Nurul Islam Bablu ⓘ Rokeya Prachy ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Anu ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Bangladesh Liberation War
ⓘ
political turmoil in East Pakistan ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| musicBy | Debojyoti Mishra ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of family conflict over religion and politics
ⓘ
first Bangladeshi film to be officially selected at Cannes ⓘ portrayal of rising religious extremism in pre-independence Bangladesh ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| portrays |
madrasa life in rural East Pakistan
ⓘ
political mobilization before the 1971 war ⓘ religious conservatism within a family ⓘ |
| producer |
Catherine Masud
ⓘ
Tareque Masud ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| screenedAt | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| sectionScreenedAt |
Directors’ Fortnight
ⓘ
surface form:
Directors' Fortnight at Cannes
|
| settingPlace |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
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surface form:
East Pakistan
rural Bangladesh ⓘ |
| settingTime |
late 1960s
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period leading up to the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ |
| title | Matir Moina self-link ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Clay Bird ⓘ |
| writer |
Catherine Masud
ⓘ
Tareque Masud ⓘ |
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Subject: Matir Moina Description of subject: Matir Moina is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud that portrays a family's struggles amid the political and religious turmoil leading up to Bangladesh's 1971 Liberation War.
Referenced by (2)
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