Set half in gossipy, shallow suburbia and half in the mystical, eerie woods, the film explores the nature of depression and delusion whilst maintaining a chilling edge. 15-year old Marie and 6-year old Shaun are neighbours. Whilst Shaun goes on hunting trips with his father Filthy, a secret den in the hill has become Marie's refuge from a world she is finding increasingly find out more...
Following on from Jeff Nichols' prior films Shotgun Stories and Take Shelter, Mud is an altogether gentler slab of prime Americana, a coming-of-age drama about two teenagers who chance upon an enigmatic stranger on a small island on the Mississippi River. Acting as a go-between between him and community life on the mainland, the pair in turn come to learn lessons about the realities of growing up. Evoking both Huckleberry Finn and Stand By Me, it may prove a little too conventional for fans o find out more...