In this family drama that has gathered early Oscar buzz,we follow a boy,Mason(Ellar Coltrane),from when he is five until he turns 18.This is a fictional story which puts Mason through the ordeals of puberty and then college life,but the film uses the same actor throughout and as the story progresses,he grows on-screen along with his character.Patricia Arquette plays the free-spirited father who leaves the family.Directed by Richard Linklater.