g-uzunbeycan Thanks for the team for this amazing drama, i wish i watched before. It pointed many aspects of conservatism and raise women problems in Turkey and similar countries. I hope it will help to increase consciousness.

anamariadl A poetic, tragic, somewhat hopeful portrayal of real life. Real life where unfortunately, some women are still 'unable' (not allowed) to make their own life choices. I saw the film having quite a few great expectations about it, taking into consideration the theme tackled, the important praise it has gathered so far from well known names and award institutions in the industry, and why not, the rating it got so far here on IMDb. These expectations were not met, I say because of two main aspects: 1. The uncertainty of some important events throughout the film. I understand the idea of 'less is more' and the idea of building the viewer's tension however, I do not want to imagine a scene where one of the sisters is (may be?) abused, if that is not the case. There were several occasions where I could not really tell what was going on in reality, and it bothered me. Same goes with some scenes where some of the girls would engage in different activities with some of the guys. It bothered me because I could not really have an idea of who is really the bad guy here, or what is actually happening, is it a sign of adolescent rebellion or is it something more to it. 2. The ending. It seems so unreal, so pathetic. The dream is fulfilled however it is really unrealistic. What are the chances of it being final? None. In conclusion I would say that the film is worth the while however, it is not one to stand out, at least not in my personal opinion.

rsd_anon I rated this movie 8 out of 10. It was very good and I thoroughly enjoyed it.I chose Mustang for our monthly movie group and we have some lengthy questions about the character Yasin and the movie in general. Since we saw the movie with English subtitles, we are suspicious that some of the details and messages of the movie were either lost on us or misinterpreted.Can you answer any or all of these questions? If you are from Turkey, please state so, as you may have better informed answers.Question #1: What is the literal translation of the Turkish title of this film? The English word Mustang usually is a noun referring to a small wild horse. A lesser known definition of mustang is as a verb that refers to corralling wild horses. Both definitions could apply here. Which definition was used for this film?Question #2: What job is Yasin doing with the truck? My guess is that he delivers cylinders of propane for use in home cooking. Is this correct?Question #3: Why would Lale look for Yasin's phone number on a shopping bag? Might a local gas delivery company advertise on a grocery store bag? Question #4: In the English sub-titles, Lale calls a company whose phone number is printed on a the shopping bag. She says (according to the English subtitles) that she is looking for a long haired driver named Yasin. The person who answers the phone says that they don't have any queer drivers. Why would he say that? Are we to believe that in conservative areas of Turkey, a male with long hair might be presupposed to be gay? Question #5: When watching this movie, I was initially worried that Yasin might assault Lale (he didn't and was, in fact, a sympathetic friend)). Was there anything about Yasin's speech, hair, clothes, or mannerisms that would have led a Turkish viewer to think that Yasin was gay? Question #6: Is this movie a social commentary to show hypocrisy and the abuse of women's rights in the conservative areas of Turkey?Question #7: I generally feel that youthful actors seldom give entirely believable performances. I thought all of the girls in Mustang gave perfect performances, but I can't evaluate their spoken lines (I used the English subtitles). If you speak Turkish, were their spoken lines as good as their acting?

evrimub I couldn't understand how this movie got these high scores. It is unfair to all good movies have been produced in the world. The story is universal (it is given)- especially for the Muslim countries- But if we are talking about movies here, if we make critics according the movie lines, sorry but there is no good acting, no good picture, no good storytelling, no honesty... As a Turkish woman I can say that the story is real but the drama in the movie is not acted good so it lost everything. If a girl live in a rural part of Turkey she knows how to act, how to react, how to dress, how to talk. And the real bad part of the story starts there. Although they act according the traditions they may force to marry or raped or tortured. They are not free from the beginning, they are not like big city girls who live in İstanbul. On the other hand the girls in the movie act like city girls and suddenly came to live in a rural part of Turkey in a family which they knew nothing about their philosophy of life, the traditions. They act like New Yorkers. Probably it is because, one of the writers (Alice Winocour) is not Turkish and Deniz Gamze Ergüven (director and writer) I guess didn't spend much time in Turkey especially in the rural areas, didn't listen real stories. While I was watching the movie I felt like the writers asked themselves "What is one of the biggest major problems Turkish woman deal with? Not being free (?!), have to obey elders, behave according the traditions, OK lets match them and write a story on a computer. As I mentioned at the beginning the story line is real but those girls in the movie are not real, they don't fit the girls who live in a rural part of Turkey. Sorry but the movie couldn't give the real drama it is like a newly graduated person's movie. We are not discussing if the story in the movie real or not here, we are discussing the storytelling in a movie. This makes the movie good or bad. There are lots of second world war movies but we remember the movies like Pianist, Schindler's list... Real stories with good storytelling, good picture, good drama...