French-backed ‘Mustang,’ set in Turkey, has global girl-power message – it’s a MUST SEE!!
Film nights – We started with the showing of ‘MUSTANG‘ on 31st May – £5 (includes one glass of wine + nibbles) In a village in northern Turkey, five sisters are walking home from school, playing innocently with some boys. The immorality of their play sets off a scandal that has unexpected consequences. The family home is progressively transformed into a prison; instruction in homemaking replaces school and marriages start being arranged. The five sisters who share a common passion for freedom, find ways of getting around the constraints imposed on them. The film serves as both a specific story about Turkey and also as a broader allegory for challenges faced by young women around the world. In the film, five orphaned sisters live with their uncle and grandmother in a village on the Black Sea. After they are wrongly reported for inappropriate behavior while