Mud

Mud unfolds along the Mississippi River, where two young boys encounter a fugitive, Mud, hiding on a remote island. As they assist him in reuniting with his beloved, a confrontation with Mud’s vengeful kin looms, threatening the idyllic Southern tableau. Jeff Nichols crafts a lyrical, if morally ambiguous, portrait of adolescent initiation and the allure of romantic obsession, set against the vast, indifferent waters of the river.