Mustang Context

Question 1

Child marriage

what percentage of girls are married before 18

Answer 1

15%

Question 2

Child marriage

what can parents apply for

Answer 2

exemptions for 16 and 17 year olds

Question 3

Child marriage

what do reports of illegal marriages say the youngest ages are

Answer 3

10

Question 4

Child marriage

what did the girls who played the main character say

Answer 4

“they do feel the pressure of Turkish gender oppression”

Question 5

Child marriage

What bill did the Turkish government withdraw in November 2016

Answer 5

one that would allow perpetrators of sexual assault to be exonerated if they married their victims

Question 6

Child marriage

how many men would’ve gone free if the marriage-rape bill passed

Answer 6

2,000

Question 7

domestic violence

what did Turkey’s Ministry of Family and Social Policies report in 2016

Answer 7

86% of women experienced physical or psychological violence from a partner or family member

Question 8

domestic violence

how many women died in 2015

double 2014 UK figure

Answer 8

300

Question 9

aesthetics

how is this film neo-realist

4 poinst

Answer 9

real locations, observational cinema, non-professional actors, exploration of social and political issues among the working class

Question 10

cinematography

who were the cinematographers

Answer 10

David Chizallet and Ersin Gok

Question 11

Cast

name the 5 sisters

its in ascending order

Answer 11

Lale, Nur, Ece, Selma, Sonay

Question 12

What are the ideologies presented by Eruguven

5 ideologies

Answer 12

1. freedom vs oppression
2. female ‘honour’
3. inform the world of child marriage and gender inequality
4. patriarchal society in rural communities
5. progressive liberal cities vs traditional rural communities

Question 13

What are representations affected by

Answer 13

1. patriarchal society
2. differing opinions depending where you live

Question 14

Mustang

What contributes to the films intensity and claustrophobic atmosphere

Answer 14

sinister underlying themes of male (sexual) abuse and power

Question 15

Mustang

Why were there protests against male rape, womens rights and race issues in Ankara

Answer 15

The government reponse to an incident of male rape in February was to blame the victim for going out alone

Question 16

Splashing in the sea scene

What do wide shots of the boys and girls playing in the sea represent

Answer 16

their freeodm, innocence and care-free momens after school

Question 17

Splashing in the sea scene

What does the hand held cinematography imply

Answer 17

1. someone is wathcing them (Mrs Patek)
2. voyeurism

Question 18

Splashing in the sea scene

What does the expanse of the Aral sea and rural backdrop of the nature reinforce

Answer 18

1. freedom and space in nature
2. trapped from all sides

Question 19

Splashing in the sea scene

What type of light is used here

Answer 19

natural light (sunlight)

Question 20

Splashing in the sea scene

What is the affect of natural light

Answer 20

1. creates shadows in the water adding to the realism
2. adds to the voyeurism (acting out in the open)

Question 21

Splashing in the sea scene

Why does the camera frame the boys and sisters symmetricaly

Answer 21

creates a balance between genders

Question 22

Going to football

what does the diegetic sound of music symbolise

Answer 22

the womens excitement and anticipation

Question 23

Going to football

What does the diegetic cheering symbolise

Answer 23

freedom in the open space

Question 24

how is Mustang shot

Answer 24

1. naturalistically
2. shooting style is largely static or slow and fluid

Question 25

how does Mustangs framing as the film progresses

Answer 25

becomes tighter and closer (more close ups)