Mustang (film)
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| Directed by | Deniz Gamze Ergüven |
| Produced by | Charles Gillibert |
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| Starring | Güneş Şensoy Doğa Doğuşlu Elit İşcan |
| Music by | Warren Ellis |
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| Edited by | Mathilde Van de Moortel |
| Distributed by | Ad Vitam |
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97 minutes |
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| Language | Turkish |
| Budget | $1.3 million |
| Box office | $4.9 million |
Mustang is a 2015 internationally co-produced drama film directed by Turkish-French film director Deniz Gamze Ergüven. The film is set in a remote Turkish village and depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and challenges they face growing up as girls in a conservative society. The event that triggers the family backlash against the five sisters at the beginning of the film is based on Ergüven's personal life.
It was screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award.Mustang is the first feature film directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven. It won the 2015 Lux Prize. It was selected to be screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film won Polish Filmmakers' Association Award for Best Feature Movie at the 33rd Ale Kino! Festival. The film was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. It received nine nominations at the 41st César Awards, and won four, for Best First Feature Film, Best Original Screenplay, Best Editing and Best Original Music.Mustang has received widespread critical praise.
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