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‘The Mustang’ to Premier at Sundance Film Festival

Deb
Last updated: 2019/01/23 at 5:13 PM
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Matthias Schoenaerts in The Mustang (2019). Courtesy of IMDb.

We are half way through January and that means it’s almost time for the Sundance Film Festival. The festival is held in Park City, Utah on January 24-February 3. This year 16 feature films will be making their debut in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category. In the feature film world, the Sundance Film Festival has gained prominence as one of the premier film festivals in the United States and an award earned here is almost as sought after as an Oscar.

After reading the roster of films chosen, one caught my eye immediately-The Mustang. This film is executive produced by Robert Redford and directed by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre. Based on true events, written by Brock Norman-Brock, Mona Fastvold  and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, the film tells the story of Roman Coleman.

Coleman-played by Matthias Schoenaerts- is a violent criminal that has spent 12 years behind bars in a Nevada prison. When the prison psychologist (Connie Britton) asks Coleman about his time in prison and specifically the time he has spent in isolation, Coleman admits that “I’m not good with people.”

This extends to his very rocky relationship with his daughter, Martha(Gideon Adlon) who feels abandoned by her father. In an effort to regain some of what he has lost and to further his rehabilitation, Coleman tries out for a wild mustang training program run by a veteran horse trainer Myles (Bruce Dern).  Lesson one for Coleman, “if you want to control your horse, first you gotta control yourself.”

Coleman’s horse mirrors his personality, he is angry, afraid and lashing out at the world. He only has himself to rely on and doesn’t trust easily. Horse and man need to learn how to work together, listen to each other, so they can build a bond of trust. In learning to trust each other; they will learn to trust themselves. Coleman gets help from another inmate, Henry (Jason Mitchell) who is also a trick rider and experienced with working with horses.

I have watched the trailer for this movie over and over, it hits me in the gut and squeezes my heart every time. I admit, I may have a bit of a bias since I have worked as a corrections officer in the past and I have owned a mustang that took part in an inmate training program.  I challenge you to watch the trailer and not tear up when Coleman’s horse comes to him, leans over his shoulder and knickers in his ear. I guarantee after that you will want to see this film.

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Lucky Sundance Film Festival attendees will get to pre-screen The Mustang. The rest of us will have to wait until it opens in theaters on March 15.  Here is the link to the trailer, I’m looking forward to seeing your comments after you’ve watched it.

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TAGGED: Bruce Dern, Connie Britton, Gideon Adlon, Jason Mitchell, Matthias Schoenaerts, robert redford, Sundance Film festival
Deb January 23, 2019
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Deb joined the staff of Nerds and Beyond early in 2018. She lives in Northeast Oklahoma with her husband, Kevin and works full time as a veterinary technician. She has a B.S. in Criminal Justice with an English minor from Langston University. Her hobbies include, writing fanfiction(especially Supernatural!), reading, gardening, and going to fan conventions. Deb and her husband have begun restoring their own personal ‘Baby’ named ‘Amara D. Impala’ and hope to have her on the road soon. They recently added Castiel’s Lincoln Mark V, appropriately named ‘Feathers’, to the fleet for restoration. You can find Deb on Twitter @Classichassis.
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