Matir Moina is one of the 10 selected films, being aired on the TV channel as part of the special programme.

Turner Classic Movies (TCM) is known as a broadcaster of old as well as contemporary classic cinema. Other films being aired as part of the series are: Russian filmmaker Mikhail Kalatozov's The Cranes are Flying (Palme d'Or winner, 1957), Spanish filmmaker Luis Bunuel's Viridiana (Palme d'Or winner, 1961) and Italian filmmaker Michelangelo Antonioni's Blow-Up (Palme d'Or winner, 1966).

Matir Moina was the first Bangladeshi film to be screened at Cannes. It was the opening film at the prestigious Directors' Fortnight section and also won the FIPRESCI International Critics' Prize for best film at Cannes in 2002. The film's broadcast on TCM was preceded by a brief programme introducing the director and Bangladeshi history and culture to the American audience.

Matir Moina has also been aired by a number of other major international TV channels. Last December the film was shown by UK's Channel 4. The film was also aired by the Australian TV channel SBS, as well as TV channels in Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Poland, Hungary, Ukraine, Turkey and Singapore.

The following text is from TCM's web-announcement on the broadcast, which contains more detailed information on the film: "In this intimate portrait, Tareque Masud shows the diversity and complexity of the Bangladeshi life, including its rich folk and religious traditions."

Tareque told the French newspaper Le Monde on the film's portrayal of Bangladesh, "This reality has nothing to do with its image abroad -- that of a poor country riddled with famine, flood and fundamentalism. I wanted to convey my own view of my country, that of a moderate Muslim Bangladesh, and to feature its social, cultural and political diversity."