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Mustang

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Film about five Turkish sisters facing strict custom in a Black Sea village; Oscar-nominated for Best Foreign Film.

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Review
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Screening Room

Format
Film · Muslim history or life carries the story
Released
2015 CE · 1436 AH†
Countries
TR · FR · DE · QA
Approach
drama of Muslim life

Where to watch officially: No official link recorded. · Listed, not endorsed.

Overview

A film about five Turkish sisters who face strict customs in a village on the Black Sea; nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. 1 2

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Jāhilī Marriage Forms· Waʾd (Infant Burial)· The Perfect Candidate· Persepolis· Perempuan Berkalung Sorban· Leila· Moolaadé· Wadjda

Sources

  1. Wikidata
  2. IMDb
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islam.museum contributors. “Mustang”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/screen/mustang-2015/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Accessed 2026-10-18.

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Jāhilī Marriage Forms

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