The Mustang
2019
****
Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Cast: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern, Gideon Adlon, Connie Britton, Josh Stewart, Kelly Richards, Noel Gugliemi, Thomas Smittle, Santana Dempsey
Roman Coleman is serving time in a Nevada prison, which offers a rehabilitation program where the convicts train wild horses. Roman, who carries a lot of bottled-up anger, bonds with a particularly unruly mustang. Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre feature debut is a subtle and minimalistic but powerful drama about a man who finds a path toward healing his troubled past. Matthias Schoenaerts gives an intense lead performance.
