‘Mustang’ is a film by Turkish director Deniz Gamze Ergüven and is presented as part of the Directors Fortnight, a parallel selection, at the Cannes Film Festival.<br /><br /> The film is set in a remote Turkish village and follows the flowering sexuality of five orphaned sisters and the outraged reaction of the conservative villagers and extended family members.<br /><br /> Deniz Gamze Ergüven, the director explained her motivation to make the film: “I really wanted to uncover what it is like to be a girl, a woman in Turkey today, it is a burning and contentious issue in Turkish society, where the female voice is rarely heard. “ <br /><br /> After the sisters are seen enjoying an innocent beach frolic with some local boys the regime at home becomes ever more strict and austere:<br />“I wanted to make these girls into heroines, characters of courage, intelligence and perseverance, values that rarely given to women in the movies. I see them like I see James Dean, rebellious but beautiful with all the vigor and freshness
