Mustang

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Mustang

PG-13

Released Nov 20, 2015

1h 37m

Drama

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In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters (Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Elit Iscan) live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.

Critics Consensus

Mustang delivers a bracing -- and thoroughly timely -- message whose power is further bolstered by the efforts of a stellar ensemble cast.

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Stephanie Abraham

Bitch Media

The script is well-written, the director's eye is incredibly sharp, and the film's visuals are aesthetically moving.

Feb 9, 2021

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

The Blue Lenses

Employing a palette of simple yet elegant binary motifs - day/night, light/dark - Ergüven constructs her own powerful and distinct emotional language through a confident and captivating formal style.

Aug 25, 2018

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

I won't tell you how it ends. I will say you should see for yourself.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 27, 2016

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

By casting a critical eye on her birthplace and depicting the inherent misogyny of a sexually repressed patriarchy, Ergüven has created a powerful piece of protest art.

Jul 20, 2023

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

Few movies have held my heart in its hands like “Mustang”.

Rated: 5/5

Aug 24, 2022

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Michael Clark

Epoch Times

It was a savvy move for Erguven to set her debut feature in Turkey, a country that straddles Europe and Asia, idealistically and spiritually torn between the East and West, the old world and the new, 21st-century free will and millenniums of tradition.

Rated: 5/5

Apr 18, 2022

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Mary C

Gorgeous! A must see film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/30/23

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isla s

This is another sobering world cinema film. It portrays a number of close teenage sisters who find themselves heavily criticised in a conservative country, following a neighbour reporting them cavorting on a beach with boys. Their 'cared for' by guardians after having been orphaned and they find their freedoms become more and more restricted as they age. This is a film about the power of friendship and sibling relationships - it covers some important topics and it highlights the misogny or lack of freedom in such places. It makes you think about some things we have in western society which are perhaps taken for granted. I felt the women did well in playing their parts, the teenagers were quite convincing in their roles. It was nice to see how the sisters managed to get around the restrictions at times and frustrating when they were reprimanded. I thought it did well at portraying a group of young women trying to be independent and make the most of their lives, while they could, even though they felt it was sure not to last. There's something uplifting about it, despite the clearly sad tone. This is a good film I'd recommend to fans of world cinema. its in Turkish with English subtitles.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Travail passionnant de la réalisatrice avec ses actrices.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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dave s

Reminiscent of Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides, Mustang tells the story of five orphaned Turkish girls who find themselves imprisoned in their grandmother's home as the result of perceived immoral behavior after playing with some male schoolmates. A tale of cultural conflict within the family, the promising directorial debut of Deniz Gamz Erguven is a heartbreaking film of compliance and resistance as the sisters come to terms with their fate in various ways. Despite its subtlety and a finely tuned eye to detail, it is ultimately a gut punch as the family dynamic slowly but inevitably degenerates into tragedy and despair.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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theodore h

Superb story telling!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Inaki B

Mustang delivers a film that will made you understand one of the problems in Orient and the way the society sees the woman in that part of the world.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/04/21

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Deniz Gamze Ergüven

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Lale

Doga Zeynep Doguslu

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Elit Iscan

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Synopsis

In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters (Günes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Elit Iscan) live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.

Director: Deniz Gamze Ergüven
Producer: Charles Gillibert
Screenwriter: Deniz Gamze Ergüven, Alice Winocour
Distributor: Cohen Media Group
Production Co: Bam Film, CG Cinéma, Uhlandfilm, Vistamar Filmproduktion, Doha Film Institute
Rating: PG-13 (Mature Thematic Material|A Rude Gesture|Sexual Content)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Turkish
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 20, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $828.1K
Runtime: 1h 37m

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