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By Tim Robey (1,578) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 02 Sep 2019

The Mustang could have held more surprises, but as a landscape study – “Prison, with horses” – it’s ruggedly stunning…

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By Wendy Ide (1,500) for The Observer (UK) (826) on 01 Sep 2019

What’s particularly striking is an inventive sound design that tunes us in and out of the blood-pounding fury in Roman’s head – a place,…

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By Cath Clarke (570) for The Guardian (2,969) on 30 Aug 2019

Brilliantly, Schoenaerts almost underplays Roman’s anger, lumbering slowly like a wounded animal, the downward slope of his eyes conveying…

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By Jeffrey Bloomer (47) for Slate (2,081) on 01 Apr 2019

The Mustang, The Rider, and Lean on Pete all end on fragile notes of hope for their central figures, even as their futures remain uncertain…

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By James Berardinelli (4,524) for ReelViews (4,523) on 29 Mar 2019

An unconventional tale of redemption that earns its upbeat ending by not falling prey to every cliché of the genre or giving in to the temptation…

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By Soren Andersen (496) for The Seattle Times (964) on 28 Mar 2019

In the midst of that hostile physical and psychic landscape, de Clermont-Tonnerre has made a stringent tale of a struggle for redemption…

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By Gary Thompson (1,554) for Philadelphia Daily News (1,596) on 28 Mar 2019

The small miracles that do occur in The Mustang feel real, and well–earned…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 28 Mar 2019

Clermont-Tonnerre never surprises with The Mustang, but in stripping the story to elemental visuals that tell a simple, touching story, she’s…

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By Ann Hornaday (1,919) for Washington Post (9,851) on 27 Mar 2019

Luckily, The Mustang overcomes its most predictable story beats thanks to de Clermont-Tonnerre’s intimate, unfussy style and a quietly captivating…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 27 Mar 2019

These men tend to be laconic, tormented, tattooed, impenetrable, usually bearded, potentially or actively violent, with screwed-up families…

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By Peter Rainer (2,575) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 23 Mar 2019

The director has a good eye for semidocumentary detail, and the performances, which also include Bruce Dern as a veteran trainer, Gideon Adlon…

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By Kim Hughes (164) for Original-Cin (1,156) on 21 Mar 2019

Quiet, understated and unforgettable, The Mustang is a winner by five lengths…

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By Barry Hertz (792) for The Globe and Mail (Toronto) (4,018) on 21 Mar 2019

The strong cast keep their heads down and offer all the obligatory rhythms – if you hire Bruce Dern as a crabby horse-trainer, you are going…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 20 Mar 2019

We can only describe the result, which is that this director — in her first feature film — has the ability to synthesize emotions and ideas…

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By Barbara Vandenburgh (315) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 20 Mar 2019

What seems primed to play out like a by-the-numbers social message movie with a classic redemption arc becomes something much more sophisticated,…

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By Marc Savlov (2,019) for Austin Chronicle (7,653) on 20 Mar 2019

The Mustang, Clermont-Tonnerre’s impressive debut feature, is a slow-burning, tightly coiled character study of felony offender Roman Coleman…

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By Sara Stewart (700) for New York Post (6,650) on 19 Mar 2019

It’s Schoenaerts, one of this generation’s finest actors, who makes The Mustang a moving look at human potential for redemption and…

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By David Edelstein (2,124) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 18 Mar 2019

The Mustang brought the sensation back of having to slow down and breathe with a horse and in the process leave yourself behind…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for TheWrap (3,203) on 16 Mar 2019

The horses magnificently do their part, too, as co-stars in this redemption saga, mostly because de Clermont-Tonnerre gives them plenty of…

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By Tomris Laffly (460) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 15 Mar 2019

The Mustang becomes an emotional powerhouse in its final act…

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