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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    'Mustang' Explores Girls' Lives in Turkey

    The new film Mustang is about five spirited young sisters who get in trouble after they go swimming with some boys. The story is set in a village in northern Turkey, where there are strict rules for how girls should behave.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Nov 11, 2015 • 1 min read

    The new film Mustang is about five spirited young sisters who get in trouble after they go swimming with some boys. The story is set in a village in northern Turkey, where there are strict rules for how girls should behave. Their guardians crack down — imprisoning the girls in their home and marrying them off one by one as soon as they’re of age.

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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Matt Holzman

      Producer, 'The Document'

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Jolie Myers

      Managing Producer, 'Press Play'

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      Deniz Ergüven

      Director

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    3 of 4
    Garcetti on Homeless Veterans, and Who Would Want to be President?
    1. 0:00Mayor Garcetti on Homeless Veterans
    2. 13:26Who Would Want to Be President?
    3. 26:20'Mustang' Explores Girls' Lives in TurkeyYou’re reading this
    4. 40:50'Safe Spaces' and Free Speech
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