I rated this movie 8 out of 10. It was very good and I thoroughly enjoyed it.
I chose Mustang for our monthly movie group and we have some lengthy questions about the character Yasin and the movie in general. Since we saw the movie with English subtitles, we are suspicious that some of the details and messages of the movie were either lost on us or misinterpreted.
Can you answer any or all of these questions? If you are from Turkey, please state so, as you may have better informed answers.
Question #1: What is the literal translation of the Turkish title of this film? The English word Mustang usually is a noun referring to a small wild horse. A lesser known definition of mustang is as a verb that refers to corralling wild horses. Both definitions could apply here. Which definition was used for this film?
Question #2: What job is Yasin doing with the truck? My guess is that he delivers cylinders of propane for use in home cooking. Is this correct?
Question #3: Why would Lale look for Yasin's phone number on a shopping bag? Might a local gas delivery company advertise on a grocery store bag?
Question #4: In the English sub-titles, Lale calls a company whose phone number is printed on a the shopping bag. She says (according to the English subtitles) that she is looking for a long haired driver named Yasin. The person who answers the phone says that they don't have any queer drivers. Why would he say that? Are we to believe that in conservative areas of Turkey, a male with long hair might be presupposed to be gay?
Question #5: When watching this movie, I was initially worried that Yasin might assault Lale (he didn't and was, in fact, a sympathetic friend)). Was there anything about Yasin's speech, hair, clothes, or mannerisms that would have led a Turkish viewer to think that Yasin was gay?
Question #6: Is this movie a social commentary to show hypocrisy and the abuse of women's rights in the conservative areas of Turkey?
Question #7: I generally feel that youthful actors seldom give entirely believable performances. I thought all of the girls in Mustang gave perfect performances, but I can't evaluate their spoken lines (I used the English subtitles). If you speak Turkish, were their spoken lines as good as their acting?
I chose Mustang for our monthly movie group and we have some lengthy questions about the character Yasin and the movie in general. Since we saw the movie with English subtitles, we are suspicious that some of the details and messages of the movie were either lost on us or misinterpreted.
Can you answer any or all of these questions? If you are from Turkey, please state so, as you may have better informed answers.
Question #1: What is the literal translation of the Turkish title of this film? The English word Mustang usually is a noun referring to a small wild horse. A lesser known definition of mustang is as a verb that refers to corralling wild horses. Both definitions could apply here. Which definition was used for this film?
Question #2: What job is Yasin doing with the truck? My guess is that he delivers cylinders of propane for use in home cooking. Is this correct?
Question #3: Why would Lale look for Yasin's phone number on a shopping bag? Might a local gas delivery company advertise on a grocery store bag?
Question #4: In the English sub-titles, Lale calls a company whose phone number is printed on a the shopping bag. She says (according to the English subtitles) that she is looking for a long haired driver named Yasin. The person who answers the phone says that they don't have any queer drivers. Why would he say that? Are we to believe that in conservative areas of Turkey, a male with long hair might be presupposed to be gay?
Question #5: When watching this movie, I was initially worried that Yasin might assault Lale (he didn't and was, in fact, a sympathetic friend)). Was there anything about Yasin's speech, hair, clothes, or mannerisms that would have led a Turkish viewer to think that Yasin was gay?
Question #6: Is this movie a social commentary to show hypocrisy and the abuse of women's rights in the conservative areas of Turkey?
Question #7: I generally feel that youthful actors seldom give entirely believable performances. I thought all of the girls in Mustang gave perfect performances, but I can't evaluate their spoken lines (I used the English subtitles). If you speak Turkish, were their spoken lines as good as their acting?