Mud - no way out
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Mud - no way out |
| Original title | Mud |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 131 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 12 |
| Rod | |
| Director | Jeff Nichols |
| script | Jeff Nichols |
| production |
Lisa Maria Falcone , Sarah Green , Aaron Ryder |
| music | David Wingo |
| camera | Adam Stone |
| cut | Julie Monroe |
| occupation | |
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Mud - No Way Out (Original title: MUD ) is an American drama film directed by Jeff Nichols from 2012 with Tye Sheridan , Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon in the lead roles . It is about two boys who make friends with the fugitive criminal Mud on a river island.
action
14-year-old Ellis and his friend Neckbone of about the same age live in a poor area on the Mississippi . One day, out of curiosity, they take their motorboat to a lonely island in the river. There they happened to meet the armed man Mud, who was on the run from the police. They learn from him that he shot a man who mistreated Mud's girlfriend Juniper. He has messages delivered to Juniper asking them to flee with him towards the Gulf of Mexico . She lives in a motel and is watched by bounty hunters who want to kill Mud and ambush him in front of the motel. Mud also has the two boys procure building materials for the repair and recommissioning of a damaged motorboat that was once stranded on the island. He also lets the two of them inform his old friend Tom that Mud is on the island. For Ellis, mud becomes a fatherly friend and role model in dealing with women. However, Ellis soon learns from Juniper and Tom that Mud was by no means as loyal to her as he claims. He feels lied to by Mud about this and confronts him on the island. When he moved away from Mud in anger, he fell into a snake pit on the island and was bitten by a snake. With Neckbone's help, Mud takes the injured Ellis to a hospital, which saves his life. However, this also makes the bounty hunters aware of Mud and Ellis. Thereupon they lie in wait, armed with rifles, Mud at the houseboat in which Ellis lives with his parents and in which Tom lives near. With Tom's help, Ellis manages to shoot the bounty hunters and flee into the river. While Ellis mourns the demolition of his houseboat, which is also necessary because of the separation of his parents, and moves to a new residential area, the shot Mud reaches the mouth of the Mississippi with Tom on the repaired motorboat.
background
At the realization of mud that were film production companies Brace Cove Productions and film Nation Entertainment involved.
The film was first presented to the public on May 26, 2012 at the Cannes International Film Festival . He was also seen on January 19, 2013 at the Sundance Film Festival . The US theatrical release of the film took place on April 26, 2013. It was not shown in German cinemas.
Reviews
On the Web site Rotten Tomatoes , the film at 98 percent of reached reviewers a positive rating.
The film service awarded four out of five possible stars and praised the work as a “film with a great love for the characters and the setting”. "An extraordinary script and an ensemble led by an outstanding Matthew McConaughey both contribute to a narrative masterpiece that is reminiscent of the works of Mark Twain in its atmosphere ."
Awards
- Robert Altman Award at the 29th Independent Spirit Awards Director, Casting and Ensemble Performance.
- Belgian Film Critics Association Grand Prix .
- Mud appeared on the National Board of Review Awards' list of Top Ten Independent Films of 2013 .
Web links
- Official page for the film. Retrieved December 8, 2013 .
- Mud - No way in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Mud - No way atRotten Tomatoes(English)
- Mud - No way out in the German dubbing index
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Mud - No way out . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , March 2014 (PDF; test number: 143 850 V).
- ^ IMDb Company Credits Mud (film) . Retrieved December 3, 2013 .
- ^ Dpa : Film: Southern drama “Mud” in Cannes as the last film in the competition. FOCUS Online, May 26, 2012, accessed December 4, 2013 .
- ^ IMDb Release Info Mud (film) . Retrieved December 3, 2013 .
- ↑ Mud - No way out with Rotten Tomatoes (English) . Retrieved December 3, 2013.
- ^ Mud - No way out , in: Film-Dienst , accessed on August 21, 2020
- ↑ Spirit Awards Nominees Are Announced! Excitement Ensues . In: Film Independent . November 27, 2013. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
