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Mustang
Presented by Main Street Landing and VTIFF
Mustang
Directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven
France | Fiction | Turkish w/ English subtitles | 2015 | 94 min
One early summer in a village in Northern Turkey, five free-spirited teenaged sisters splash about on the beach with their male classmates. Though their games are merely innocent fun, a neighbor passes by and reports what she considers to be illicit behavior to the girls' family. The family overreacts, removing all "instruments of corruption," like cell phones and computers, and essentially imprisoning the girls, subjecting them to endless lessons in housework in preparation for them to become brides. As the eldest sisters are married off, the younger ones bond together to avoid the same fate. The fierce love between them empowers them to rebel and chase a future where they can determine their own lives in Deniz Gamze Ergüven debut, a powerful portrait of female empowerment.
Winner Europa Cinemas Prize, Cannes Film Festival
Winner Heart of Sarajevo Award, Sarajevo Film Festival
Winner Audience Award, Chicago International Film Festival
Winner Best First Film Award, Philadelphia Film Festival
Winner New Auteurs Audience Award, AFI Festival
France's official submission to the Academy Awards
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LocationMain Street Landing Film House (View)
60 Lake Street
Burlington , VT 05401
United States
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| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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