With his initial output, from moody drama Shotgun Stories to coming - of -
age tale Mud, director Jeff Nichols didn't initially appear like he belonged in this category.
As with any great auteur, Jeff Nichols finds away to reinvent himself as a filmmaker with
Mud: a wistful coming - of -
age tale discernibly influenced by Huckelberry Finn and the early works of Terrence Malick.