Mustang (film)

Mustang
Theatrical release poster
Directed byDeniz Gamze Ergüven
Written by
Produced byCharles Gillibert
Starring
Cinematography
  • David Chizallet
  • Ersin Gok
Edited byMathilde Van de Moortel
Music byWarren Ellis
Distributed byAd Vitam
Release dates
  • 19 May 2015 (2015-05-19) (Cannes)
  • 17 June 2015 (2015-06-17) (France)
Running time
97 minutes
Countries
  • France
  • Germany
  • Turkey
LanguageTurkish
Budget$1.3 million
Box office$4.9 million

Mustang is a 2015 drama film co-written and directed by Deniz Gamze Ergüven in her feature debut. Set at an unspecified time in the 2010s in a remote Turkish village, Mustang depicts the lives of five young orphaned sisters and the challenges they face growing up with extended family as girls in a conservative society. Mustang is an international co-production of France, Germany and Turkey.

It premiered at the Directors' Fortnight section of the 2015 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Europa Cinemas Label Award. Mustang was selected as France's submission and was nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. It received nine nominations at the 41st César Awards and won four, for First Feature Film, Original Screenplay, Editing and Original Music. Mustang has received widespread critical praise.