Drama. 136 min. R. 2019

Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern

Quiet, understated and unforgettable, The Mustang is a winner by five lengths.—Kim Hughes, Original-Cin

THE MUSTANG is a horse movie—and a powerful human one. Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a convict in a rural Nevada prison who struggles to escape his violent past, is required to participate in an “outdoor maintenance” program as part of his state-mandated social rehabilitation. Spotted by a no-nonsense veteran trainer (Bruce Dern) and helped by an outgoing fellow inmate and trick rider (Jason Mitchell), Roman is accepted into the selective wild horse training section of the program, where he finds his own humanity in gentling an especially unbreakable mustang.

Laure De Clermont-Tonnere’s direction is a revelation. She clearly watched such relevant classics as “The Black Stallion” and “The Misfits,” yet found a laconic style that is all her own. —Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal.

In the midst of that hostile physical and psychic landscape, de Clermont-Tonnerre has made a stringent tale of a struggle for redemption.—Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times

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 to become too maudlin or sentimental. —James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Clermont-Tonnerre comes from a place of defiance, and her fearless instincts surge through every frame. Each time you think you have this movie pegged, it’ll knock you for a loop.—Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Drama. 136 min. R. 2019

Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern

Quiet, understated and unforgettable, The Mustang is a winner by five lengths.—Kim Hughes, Original-Cin

THE MUSTANG is a horse movie—and a powerful human one. Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a convict in a rural Nevada prison who struggles to escape his violent past, is required to participate in an “outdoor maintenance” program as part of his state-mandated social rehabilitation. Spotted by a no-nonsense veteran trainer (Bruce Dern) and helped by an outgoing fellow inmate and trick rider (Jason Mitchell), Roman is accepted into the selective wild horse training section of the program, where he finds his own humanity in gentling an especially unbreakable mustang.

Laure De Clermont-Tonnere’s direction is a revelation. She clearly watched such relevant classics as “The Black Stallion” and “The Misfits,” yet found a laconic style that is all her own. —Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal.

In the midst of that hostile physical and psychic landscape, de Clermont-Tonnerre has made a stringent tale of a struggle for redemption.—Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times

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 to become too maudlin or sentimental. —James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Clermont-Tonnerre comes from a place of defiance, and her fearless instincts surge through every frame. Each time you think you have this movie pegged, it’ll knock you for a loop.—Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Drama. 136 min. R. 2019

Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern

Quiet, understated and unforgettable, The Mustang is a winner by five lengths.—Kim Hughes, Original-Cin

THE MUSTANG is a horse movie—and a powerful human one. Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a convict in a rural Nevada prison who struggles to escape his violent past, is required to participate in an “outdoor maintenance” program as part of his state-mandated social rehabilitation. Spotted by a no-nonsense veteran trainer (Bruce Dern) and helped by an outgoing fellow inmate and trick rider (Jason Mitchell), Roman is accepted into the selective wild horse training section of the program, where he finds his own humanity in gentling an especially unbreakable mustang.

Laure De Clermont-Tonnere’s direction is a revelation. She clearly watched such relevant classics as “The Black Stallion” and “The Misfits,” yet found a laconic style that is all her own. —Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal.

In the midst of that hostile physical and psychic landscape, de Clermont-Tonnerre has made a stringent tale of a struggle for redemption.—Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times

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 to become too maudlin or sentimental. —James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Clermont-Tonnerre comes from a place of defiance, and her fearless instincts surge through every frame. Each time you think you have this movie pegged, it’ll knock you for a loop.—Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Sponsored by the Wilmington College Peace Resource Center and the Little Art Theatre, please join us for this one-time  screening of DAY OF THE WESTERN SUNRISE on Tuesday, April 23rd at 7:00.

Director Keith Reimink will be present to introduce the film and for a conversation after the movie.

$5 suggestion donation

Drama. 136 min. R. 2019

Director: Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre
Starring: Matthias Schoenaerts, Jason Mitchell, Bruce Dern

Quiet, understated and unforgettable, The Mustang is a winner by five lengths.—Kim Hughes, Original-Cin

THE MUSTANG is a horse movie—and a powerful human one. Roman (Matthias Schoenaerts), a convict in a rural Nevada prison who struggles to escape his violent past, is required to participate in an “outdoor maintenance” program as part of his state-mandated social rehabilitation. Spotted by a no-nonsense veteran trainer (Bruce Dern) and helped by an outgoing fellow inmate and trick rider (Jason Mitchell), Roman is accepted into the selective wild horse training section of the program, where he finds his own humanity in gentling an especially unbreakable mustang.

Laure De Clermont-Tonnere’s direction is a revelation. She clearly watched such relevant classics as “The Black Stallion” and “The Misfits,” yet found a laconic style that is all her own. —Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal.

In the midst of that hostile physical and psychic landscape, de Clermont-Tonnerre has made a stringent tale of a struggle for redemption.—Soren Andersen, The Seattle Times

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 to become too maudlin or sentimental. —James Berardinelli, ReelViews

Clermont-Tonnerre comes from a place of defiance, and her fearless instincts surge through every frame. Each time you think you have this movie pegged, it’ll knock you for a loop.—Peter Travers, Rolling Stone