Mustang

It’s the beginning of the summer. In a village in the north of Turkey, Lale and her four sisters come home from school and innocently play with the boys. The supposed debauchery of their games causes a scandal with unintended consequences. The family home slowly turns into a prison, classes on housework and cooking replace school, and marriages begin to be arranged. The five sisters, driven by the same desire for freedom, fight back against the limits imposed on them.

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Script: Deniz Gamze Erguven, Alice Winocour

Cinematography: David Chizallet, Ersin Gok

Editing: Mathilde Van de Moortel

Sound: Ibrahim Gok

Music: Warren Ellis

Actors: Gunes Sensoy (Lale), Doga Zeynep Doguslu (Nur), Tugba Sunguroglu (Selma), Elit Iscan (Ece), Ilayda Akdogan (Sonay), Ayberk Pekcan (Erol)

Production: CG Cinema, FranceT.+33 1 8417 3506 production@cgcinema.euwww.cgcinema.eu

Co-production: Bam film (Turkey), Vistamar Filmproduktion (Germany), Uhlandfilm (Germany), Doha film Institute (Qatar)

Production Design: Serdar Yemisci

Format: DCP

Color: Color

Production Country: Turkey-France-Germany-Qatar

Production Year: 2015

Duration: 94'

Distribution in Greece: StraDa FilmsTakis VeremisT. +30 210 959 0120 F. +30 210 958 2216info@stradaent.gr www.stradafilms.gr

Contact: Kinology, FranceT. +33 9 5147 4344festivals@kinology.euwww.kinology.eu

Awards/Distinctions: Label Europa Cinemas – Cannes IFF 2015, France Golden Duke (Grand Prix, Best Director)– Odessa IFF 2015, Ukraine Grand Prix, Special Jury Prize – Sakhalin IFF 2015, Russia “Heart Of Sarajevo” Award for Best Film and for Best Actress (all cast) – Sarajevo IFF 2015, Bosnia Herzegovina

CROSSROADS

The film participated in the 2012 Thessaloniki International Film Festival’s CROSSROADS co-production forum

Deniz Gamze Erguven

Born in Ankara, she studied Filmmaking at La Femis after an MA in History in Johannesburg. Her graduation film Bir Damla Su was selected in many festivals, including the Cinefondation at Cannes and the Locarno IFF, where it won an award. She co-wrote her first feature film Mustang with Alice Winocour and directed it in 2014.