Mustang

Cohen Media Group | Release Date: November 20, 2015

7.6	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 108 Ratings

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Brent_MarchantJan 19, 2016

A capably made though somewhat heavy-handed attempt at delivering a message about the need to eliminate outmoded values. The ensemble cast is fine, but the script comes across as episodic and meandering, never quite coming together as aA capably made though somewhat heavy-handed attempt at delivering a message about the need to eliminate outmoded values. The ensemble cast is fine, but the script comes across as episodic and meandering, never quite coming together as a compelling, effective cohesive whole. The shifts in tone from humorous to serious seem a bit extreme at times as well. To be sure, I'm genuinely at a loss to understand all the attention being paid to this film in a year that saw many other -- and better -- foreign language releases.… Expand

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kino_avantgardeDec 8, 2022

Often we complain about the weird questions that are asked to Turks, yet we are likely to hear those as long as Turks make their voices heard with such unqualified films.

Mustang: A French Oscar-nominated film by a Turkish director, whichOften we complain about the weird questions that are asked to Turks, yet we are likely to hear those as long as Turks make their voices heard with such unqualified films.

Mustang: A French Oscar-nominated film by a Turkish director, which deals with a Turkish theme with Turkish actors in Turkish language.

I don't mean that the main failure of the movie is that it denigrates Turkey, because we all know very well how thinngs may go in Turkey. Yet, these may-go-wrong elements are expressed in a very makeshift way, with a mediocre script, using an unpromising cinematic technique. And my objection is that Turkey suddenly become popular with such an unqualified movie, while we have many more valuable ones to become famous with in the world which do not necessarily have such a depicted social message concern in its center.… Expand

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