Review of The Mustang (2019) by Tvjerry — 08 Apr 2019

Matthias Schoenaerts stars as a hardened inmate in a Nevada prison who's chosen for their special program that "breaks" wild mustangs. His steely, shutdown eyes elucidate his closed-off character, but as his relationship with one particular horse develops, he exposes deep emotions.

This is a quietly affecting story, less about the prison than the man. It's captured with a gentle style that focuses almost exclusively on Schoenaerts' performance, which is restrained, but effective and ultimately affecting.