Mustang
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 97 min · ★ 7.7 · 90% critics
In a rural Turkish village, five orphaned sisters are raised under strict family rules after a neighbor’s complaint sparks a crackdown on their freedom. As their home turns into a place of constant supervision, they try to hold onto youth and independence while their relatives push them toward arranged marriages.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-06-17
- Language
- French
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Critic score
- 90/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (1,465 votes)
About
You may like this if you’re drawn to intimate dramas about tradition, control, and young women pushing back under pressure, with a mix of warmth and distress; Not for you if you want light viewing or clear-cut answers, like in Unorthodox.
Pros: strong sister bond; tense, emotional moments; thought-provoking themes | Cons: uneven realism for some; hard to connect; occasionally confusing tone
Themes
- sibling relationship
- arranged marriage
- sexism
- turkey
- run away
- sexual violence
- teenage girl
- gang
- female protagonist
- teenage sexuality
- teen suicide
- woman director
- +4 more
Awards & recognition
- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2015
- Lux Prize · 2015
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2016 · nominated
- European Film Award – People's Choice Award — Best European Film · 2016 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2016 · nominated
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- European Film Award — European Discovery of the Year · 2015 · nominated
- European Film Award — Best Film · 2015 · nominated
- Lux Prize · 2015 · nominated
Cast & crew
Güneş Şensoy
as Lale
Doğa Doğuşlu
as Nur
Elit İşcan
as Ece
Tuğba Sunguroğlu
as Selma
İlayda Akdoğan
as Sonay
Ayberk Pekcan
as Erol
Bahar Kerimoğlu
as Dilek
Burak Yiğit
as Yasin
Erol Afşin
as Osman
- SM
Suzanne Marrot
as Aunt Hanife
Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven