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Free State of Jones is a historical war film based on the life of Newton Knight, a Southern Unionist who led a rebellion against the Confederacy in Mississippi. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, and Keri Russell, and was released in 2016.
Free State of Jones: Directed by Gary Ross. With Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell. A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local Confederate government.
- (63K)
- Action, Biography, Drama
- Gary Ross
- 2016-06-24
Learn about Newton Knight, a Mississippi farmer who rebelled against the Confederacy and declared loyalty to the Union during the Civil War. Explore his interracial family, his swamp hide-outs and his legacy in Jones County.
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- (193)
- Gary Ross
- R
- Matthew Mcconaughey
Written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross (THE HUNGER GAMES, SEABISCUIT, PLEASANTVILLE), and starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey.
- 3 min
- 6.4M
- STXfilms
It tells of a rebellion against the Confederacy led by an angry farmer named Newton Knight, whose ragtag army of poor whites and escaped slaves declared a portion of southeastern Mississippi, including Jones County, independent and loyal to the Union.
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- 3 min
- 3.2M
- Rotten Tomatoes Trailers
