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Free State of Jones is a 2016 American historical war film inspired by the life of Southern Unionist Newton Knight, who led a successful armed revolt against the Confederacy in Jones County, Mississippi, throughout the American Civil War.
Jun 24, 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.
Jun 24, 2016 · 48% Tomatometer 193 Reviews. Fresh audience score. 64% Audience Score 10,000+ Ratings. In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery ...
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HISTORY. The True Story of the ‘Free State of Jones’. A new Hollywood movie looks at the tale of the Mississippi farmer who led a revolt against the Confederacy. Richard Grant;...
Jan 9, 2016 · 10K. 6.2M views 8 years ago #STXfilms. Written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross (THE HUNGER GAMES, SEABISCUIT, PLEASANTVILLE), and starring Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey. FREE...
Jun 24, 2016 · Powered by JustWatch. Gary Ross ’ “Free State of Jones” is based on one of the most fascinating true stories of the Civil War. 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 ...
A defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, leads an armed uprising that causes a county in Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy and create a free state in this epic action-drama set during the Civil War. 6,444 IMDb 6.9 2 h 19 min 2016. X-Ray R. Historical · Drama · Downbeat · Emotional. Available to rent or buy.
After surviving the 1862 Battle of Corinth and being told of the Twenty Negro Law, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Jones County serving as a battlefield medic in the Confederate Army, deserts and returns home to his farm and his wife, Serena, after seeing his nephew Daniel get shot and killed.
Watch Free State of Jones | Netflix. A Mississippi farmer-turned-outlaw leads a ragtag band of fellow Civil War deserters and enslaved people in a rebellion against the Confederacy. Watch trailers & learn more.
Action & adventure. arrow_forward. info_outline. Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey stars in this epic, untold true story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight and his extraordinary armed rebellion...
