Mustang: A Character Driven Film That Subverts Genre
Mustang is a beautiful character driven film, telling a tale of the realities of forced marriages in the country of Turkey. The film is a drama but subverts the genre, especially in the third act. The five sisters in the film are described by the director, Deniz Gamze Ergüven as, “One main character with five heads”. They all have different character traits and distinct personalities. All five girls could also be seen as different responses to or possible outcomes of forced marriages.
