Mustang

Drama, International | 2015 | PG-13. 1hr 37min
CAST: Gunes Sensoy, Doga Zeynep Doguslu, Tugba Sunguroglu DIRECTOR: Deniz Gamze Erguven TCC DIVERSITY FILM SERIES - 2016 Oscar Nominee
In Turkish

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.

Part of the Diversity Film Series presented by Tacoma Community College.
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2016 Oscar Nominee for Best Foreign Language Film

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Reviews

Part of a welcome international wave of films made by women directors that focus on girls growing up in worlds of men - and on what they look like when no one's looking.

Ty Burr, Boston Globe

The issues at play in "Mustang" are gravely serious but the tone and rhythm is brisk, headlong and intelligently lively, like the women at the center.

Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune