Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven 2015): Turkey | France | Qatar | Germany

Reviewed by Rowen Fields. Viewed at AFT Film Festival 2015.  “Mustang” directed by Deniz Gamze Erguven is an exploration of the maturation of women, sisters, in contemporary Turkey. Through these five sisters (Güneş Şensoy, Doğa Doğuşlu, Elit İşcan, Tuğba Sunguroğlu, and İlayda Akdoğan) puberty, sexualization, and personal expression, all under the watchful gaze of a religious family, are examined through … Continue reading Mustang (Deniz Gamze Ergüven 2015): Turkey | France | Qatar | Germany