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ORIGINAL TITLE

Mud

YEAR

2012

RUNNING TIME

130 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Jeff Nichols

SCREENWRITER

Jeff Nichols

COMPOSER

David Wingo

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Adam Stones

CAST

Matthew McConaughey, Tye Sheridan, Jacob Lofland, Reese Witherspoon, Michael Shannon, Sarah Paulson, Ray McKinnon, Sam Shepard, Paul Sparks, Joe Don Baker, Stuart Greer, Michael Abbott Jr.

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Lionsgate Films / Everest Entertainment / FilmNation Entertainment / Brace Cove Productions

OFFICIAL WEB

http://mud-themovie.com/

AWARDS

2012: Cannes Film Festival: Official Selection

GENRE

Drama | Independent Film (USA). Small Town Life (North-american). Teen/coming-of-age

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

Mud is an adventure about two boys, Ellis and his friend Neckbone, who find a man named Mud hiding out on an island in the Mississippi. Mud describes fantastic scenarios - he killed a man in Texas and vengeful bounty hunters are coming to get him. He says he is planning to meet and escape with the love of his life, Juniper, who is waiting for him in town. Skeptical but intrigued, Ellis and Neckbone agree to help him. It isn’t long until Mud’s visions come true and their small town is besieged by a beautiful girl with a line of bounty hunters in tow.

PRO REVIEWS

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"'Mud' poses as a mere adolescent adventure tale but explores a rich vein of grown-up concerns, exploring codes of honor, love and family" (Peter Debruge: Variety)

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"In the hands of Nichols, 'Mud' emerges as a thing of bruised beauty. There's magic in it (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)

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"Mr. Nichols’s screenplay is perhaps a little too heavily plotted (...), but he more than compensates with graceful rhythm, an unfussy eye for natural beauty and a sure sense of character and place" (A. O. Scott: The New York Times)

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"'Mud' is an engaging and good-looking picture with two bright leading performances from Sheridan and Lofland (...) Rating: *** (out fo five)" (Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian)

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"Jeff Nichols’ (...) follow-up to his breakthrough second feature 'Take Shelter' feels less adventurous and unsettling but remains a well carpentered piece of work marked by some fine performances and resilient thematic fiber" (The Hollywood Reporter)

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"There's something old-fashioned about 'Mud', but if you allow yourself to settle into its leisurely pace, it will reward you. If he were alive today, Mark Twain would approve" (Chris Nashawaty: Entertainment Weekly)

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"It’s hard to believe Nichols thinks he can get away with all this and harder still to believe he does. It’s the quality of the attention that he brings — his focus — that makes his work so engrossing" (David Edelstein: New York Magazine)

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