Tareque Masud

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Return Journey Trailer

Tareque Masud was an award-winning Bangladeshi independent film director. He was known for directing the films Muktir Gaan (1995) and Matir Moina (2002), for which he won a number of international awards, including the International Critics' Prize and FIPRESCI Prize for Directors' Fortnight at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. He died in a road accident on 13 August, 2011. Tareque Masud was born in Nurpur village, Bhanga Upazila, Faridpur District, Bangladesh. He studied at an Islamic madrasah as a child, but the outbreak of the Bangladesh Liberation War against Pakistan forces in 1971 put an end to his studies at the Islamic seminary. After the war, Masud pursued general education and went on to obtain a Masters degree in History at Dhaka University. His wife, Catherine Masud, is a Chicago-born film editor.

Most Popular Tareque Masud Trailers

Total trailers found: 13

Song of Freedom Trailer (1995)

01 December 1995

This historic film, completed in 1995 by filmmaking duo Tareque Masud and Catherine Masud tells the true story of a troupe of singers traveling through the refugee camps and zones of war during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971.

The Clay Bird Trailer (2002)

08 November 2002

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

VOICES OF CHILDREN​ Trailer (1997)

01 October 1997

The current struggles and future dreams of working children in Bangladesh

Homeland Trailer (2005)

13 September 2005

A mother and her son return to their home in Sylhet, Bangladesh after 15 years abroad and try to retrace their roots.

Noroshundor Trailer (2009)

01 January 2009

Set against the backdrop of the Pakistan Army crackdown during Bangladesh’s 1971 war, this political thriller follows a student activist who takes refuge from the Pakistan army in a local barbershop.

Runway Trailer (2010)

16 December 2010

A young man who lives nearby an airport finds himself in trouble upon meeting a mysterious stranger.

Women and War Trailer (2000)

01 January 2000

'Narir Kotha' (Women and War) is a tribute to the sacrifice and contribution of women during the Bangladesh Liberation War.

A Kind of Childhood Trailer (2002)

01 January 2002

This is a film which challenges our notions of child labor. It peeks into a world where the concept of childhood as we know it has no meaning, where children support their parents, and where work is just another part of growing up.

Return Journey Trailer (2012)

13 August 2012

A documentary film based on a journey of late filmmaker Tareque Masud

The Inner Strength Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Adam Surat is the first film directed by Tareque Masud. It is a documentary about Bangladeshi painter Sheikh Mohammed Sultan (aks SM Sultan).

Shey: The Conversation Trailer (1993)

01 January 1993

A man and a woman meet after a long unexplained separation. Gradually over the course of a strained and oblique conversation, the nature of their shared past is revealed.

Women and War: Trauma and Triumph of Women in '71 Trailer (1999)

01 January 1999

Narir Kotha is an exploration of the experience of women in the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. During the war, thousands of women were systematically raped and tortured by the Pakistan Army and their collaborators.

Words of Freedom Trailer (2001)

19 January 2001

After the documentary movie Muktir Gaan (1995), few teenagers visiting in some independence war 71' devastated villages in search of some real scary stories of the days of the war.