The Mustang

The Mustang is a 2019 drama film written by Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, Mona Fastvold, and Brock Norman Brock, and directed by de Clermont-Tonnerre in her feature directorial debut. It stars Matthias Schoenaerts as an incarcerated inmate who participates in a rehabilitation program centered around training wild horses. Jason Mitchell plays Henry, the top horse-trainer for whom Roman initially struggles to connect. After initial difficulties, Roman forms a close bond with his assigned mustang, Marquis, and later becomes involved in smuggling the tranquilizer ketamine from the camp. He ultimately redeems himself by releasing Marquis outside the prison grounds after the horse is deemed untrainable.