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Mustang (2015)

 |  Drama  |  17 June 2015 (France)
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Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal ... See full summary »

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Günes Sensoy ...
Lale
Doga Zeynep Doguslu ...
Nur
Elit Iscan ...
Ece
Tugba Sunguroglu ...
Selma
Ilayda Akdogan ...
Sonay
Nihal G. Koldas ...
The Grandmother
Ayberk Pekcan ...
Erol
Bahar Kerimoglu ...
Dilek
Burak Yigit ...
Yasin
Erol Afsin ...
Osman
Suzanne Marrot ...
Aunt Hanife
Serife Kara ...
The Great-Aunt
Aynur Komecoglu ...
Aunt Emine
Serpil Reis ...
Osman's Father
Rukiye Sariahmet ...
Osman's Mother
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Early summer. In a village in northern Turkey, Lale and her four sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. Written by Festival de Cannes

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Mustang is Deniz Gamze Erguven's first feaute-lenght film, coming after 3 short movies. See more »

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Gripping and subtly feminist
27 September 2015 | by See all my reviews

Mustang is a Turkish movie inspired by Sofia Coppola's Virgin Suicides. It takes place in a remote village in Turkey and follows the story of five sisters whose very conservative family slowly takes away all forms of 'perversion' away from them in order to make them 'suitable wives'.

The movie doesn't beat you over the head with its feminist message but lets the drama unfold naturally. The tone is surprisingly sweet and even funny in places for a movie with such a subject matter. First time director Deniz Gamze Ergüven has a strong grip on tone; she never allows the movie to become too gritty for its own good. The girls are not defined by the plot like it's often the case with this type of movies; they have moments of laughs and happiness which never undermine the seriousness of the subject matter.

The performances from the lead actresses are phenomenal. The youngest girl blew me away - not once do you feel like she's acting. Their performances is what make them so distinctive from each other and not just stand-ins for Oppressed Muslim Girls TM like it's often the case with Western movies about Muslim and Middle Eastern women.

Mustang is easily one of the best feminist movies of the year, proudly sitting next to The Diary of a Teenage Girl. It's sincere and heartfelt, it's not preachy but honest and it shows great premise for the future of its director. Don't miss it!


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