THE MUSTANG (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Matthias Schoenaerts (Rust & Bone), Jason Mitchell (Straight Outta Compton), Bruce Dern (Nebraska), Gideon Adlon (Blockers), Connie Britton (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Josh Stewart (The Dark Knight Rises)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre (film debut), director, writer; Brock Norman Brock (Bronson) and Mona Fastvold (The Childhood of a Leader), writers; Ilan Goldman (La Vie en Rose), Cédric Iland (Return of the Hero), Catherine Morisse (Cracks) and Adrian Politowski (The Hot Potato), producers; Jed Kurzel (The Babadook), composer; Ruben Impens (Dirty God), cinematographer; Géraldine Mangenot (Porto), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Prison inmate Roman (Schoenaerts) is assigned to a rehabilitation program where he is expected to train wild mustangs. At first, he struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow prisoners, but over time he develops a strong connection to an especially feisty horse, which helps him overcome his own violent past…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Matthias Schoenaerts bonds with a horse in this moving prison drama, from first-time director Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre and executive producer Robert Redford.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH AUGUST 2019

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