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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.
Free State of Jones. TRAILER. In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the...
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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.
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.
Free State of Jones. 2016 · 2 hr 20 min. R. Action · Drama. As civil war divides the nation, Newt Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, leads an armed group of rebels against the Confederate army. Subtitles: English. Starring: Matthew McConaughey Gugu Mbatha-Raw Mahershala Ali Keri Russell Chrisopher Berry Sean Bridgers. Directed by: Gary Ross.
Jun 24, 2016 · 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 County, independent and ...
