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Their spirit would never be broken
In a Turkish village, five orphaned sisters live under strict rule while members of their family prepare their arranged marriages.
Mustang
2015 Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
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Canal+ CNC FFA DFI Ciné+ ZDF/Arte Kinology Film- und Medienstiftung NRW CG Cinéma Vistamar Filmproduktion Uhlandfilm Bam Film Turkish Culture Ministry
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Мустанг, Cinco Graças, Mustang: Belleza Salvaje, Yeladot pere, Mustanges, Mustang: Belleza salvaje, Ατίθασες, 무스탕: 랄리의 여름, 锁不住的青春
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Moving relationship stories Faith and religion Underdogs and coming of age surfing, teenager, friendship, kids or adolescents emotional, emotion, family, moving or feelings religion, church, faith, beliefs or spiritual school, teacher, student, classroom or classmates teenager, friendship, sad, adolescents or coming of age Show All…
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Undeniably amongst the most powerful & provocative narratives to surface on the silver screen in recent years, Mustang is a beautifully balanced blend of skilful direction, sensible writing & terrific performances that takes a much-needed dig at patriarchy & conservatism and also works as a joyful celebration of sisterhood.
Set in a small Turkish village, the story follows five young orphaned sisters whose lives are changed completely when they are caught harmlessly playing with some boys on a beach, after which their conservative family bars them from going to school anymore and begins marrying them off one by one without their consent.
Co-written & directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven in what is actually her feature film debut, Mustang takes only a few minutes to…
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women authentically showing the world the unfortunately very real and grossly overlooked experiences of other women.....THESE are the kinds of films that need to continue being created and widely recognized and awarded.
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Hair flowing, doors slamming, eyes sparkling, lives changing, girls laughing, hearts breaking. The deepest kind of love, the fullest kind of joy, and the worst kind of pain. A visual spectacle and an emotional ride.
I don’t really know what else to say except that I really want to hug my sisters right now.
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it is so weird to me to see that people liked it so much. i think the director (despite being turkish) is as unfamiliar to turkish culture as her actors/actresses and the people who are praising the movie so highly here are. this really comes off as orientalist in a way that really, really annoyed me. this is a movie that is trying to appeal to western audiences and it succeeds at that. weirdly, as a turkish woman who has lived in turkey her entire life, i'm not the target audience.
these people aren't real! the characters are caricatures, even the dialects they use are nonexistent! the terms they use are laughable, i watch the scenes and think to myself:…
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[jo march's women monologue plays over the speakers] this film to me is what cinema is all about and has just become an instant favourite!!!! it's a perfect example of how important it is for women to have the chance to make movies and tell their own stories!!!!! i'm so glad i finally got round to watching this i'm probably not going to shut up about it for some time now so yeh happy international women's day laid ease go forth and make movies no matter how grand or small because the world truly needs to see them <3
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