By Mike Collett-White
CANNES, France, May 26 (Reuters) - "Mud", a touching
coming-of-age tale set on the Mississippi River and starring
Matthew McConaughey and Reese Witherspoon, brought the Cannes
film festival competition to a close on Saturday, earning warm
applause at a press screening.
The film, which echoes Mark Twain and his novel "The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", centres on Ellis - played by
up-and-coming actor Tye Sheridan, who was 14 at the time.
Along with best friend Neckbone, he comes across the
mysterious Mud (McConaughey) who is living alone on an island.
The boys discover he is on the run for a serious crime, but
has come back to the area to find the love of his life Juniper,
played by Witherspoon, whom he dreams of whisking away to Mexico
by sea.
They help him to rebuild a boat stuck up in a tree in the
floods, and are drawn into an dangerous race against time as the
family of Mud's victim shows up to get revenge.
Director and scriptwriter Jeff Nichols admitted he borrowed
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