The Clay Bird
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The Clay Bird is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud that explores religious tension, political upheaval, and childhood in the years leading up to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Clay Bird canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7660476 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Clay Bird Context triple: [Matir Moina, translatedTitle, The Clay Bird]
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A.
Blood Red Bird
"Blood Red Bird" is a song by singer-songwriter Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 indie folk/lo-fi album *Red Apple Falls*.
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B.
Court of Birds
Court of Birds is a picturesque, Spanish-style courtyard within the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, known for its ornate architecture, tranquil ambiance, and decorative bird-themed features.
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C.
The Bird
The Bird is a famous oversized bronze bird sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, exemplifying his signature exaggerated, voluminous style.
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D.
House of the Pigeons
The House of the Pigeons is a distinctive ancient Maya architectural complex at Uxmal, notable for its elaborate roof comb pierced with numerous openings that resemble pigeonholes.
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E.
The Blackbird
The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime drama film starring Lon Chaney as a duplicitous London underworld figure.
- 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: The Clay Bird Target entity description: The Clay Bird is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud that explores religious tension, political upheaval, and childhood in the years leading up to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
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A.
Blood Red Bird
"Blood Red Bird" is a song by singer-songwriter Smog (Bill Callahan), featured on his 1997 indie folk/lo-fi album *Red Apple Falls*.
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B.
Court of Birds
Court of Birds is a picturesque, Spanish-style courtyard within the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, known for its ornate architecture, tranquil ambiance, and decorative bird-themed features.
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C.
The Bird
The Bird is a famous oversized bronze bird sculpture by Colombian artist Fernando Botero, exemplifying his signature exaggerated, voluminous style.
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D.
House of the Pigeons
The House of the Pigeons is a distinctive ancient Maya architectural complex at Uxmal, notable for its elaborate roof comb pierced with numerous openings that resemble pigeonholes.
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E.
The Blackbird
The Blackbird is a 1926 American silent crime drama film starring Lon Chaney as a duplicitous London underworld figure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bangladeshi film
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film ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tareque Masud filmography ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Best Film (shared) at Singapore International Film Festival
ⓘ
Best Screenplay at Marrakech International Film Festival ⓘ FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes Film Festival ⓘ
linked to:
FIPRESCI Prize
|
| cinematographyBy |
Nafis F. Chowdhury
ⓘ
linked to:
Nafis F. Rashid
|
| countryOfOrigin | Bangladesh ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Tareque Masud ⓘ |
| editedBy |
Catherine Masud
ⓘ
Tareque Masud ⓘ |
| festivalScreening | Cannes Film Festival ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
coming-of-age film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ historical film ⓘ |
| hasTitleInBengali | Matir Moina ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Bangladesh Liberation War
ⓘ
childhood ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ religious tension ⓘ |
| musicBy | Debojyoti Mishra ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a boy sent to a madrasa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pre-independence Bangladesh
ⓘ
humanist portrayal of religious faith and doubt ⓘ subtle political commentary ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Bengali ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bangladeshi art cinema movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Bangladeshi cinema
|
| portrays |
Islamic religious education
ⓘ
family relationships under political strain ⓘ rise of political unrest in East Pakistan ⓘ sectarian and ideological conflict ⓘ |
| producer | Catherine Masud ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| runningTime | approximately 98 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Tareque Masud ⓘ |
| sectionScreenedIn |
Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes
ⓘ
linked to:
Directors’ Fortnight
|
| setInCountry | East Pakistan ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | years leading up to the Bangladesh Liberation War ⓘ |
| stars |
Jayanta Chattopadhyay
ⓘ
Nurul Islam Bablu ⓘ Rokeya Prachy ⓘ Russell Farazi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Clay Bird Description of subject: The Clay Bird is a critically acclaimed Bangladeshi film by Tareque Masud that explores religious tension, political upheaval, and childhood in the years leading up to the Bangladesh Liberation War.
Referenced by (9)
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