Director Gary Ross
Genre Action | Biography | Drama
Cast Matthew McConaughey, Keri Russell, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali
Rating R
Release Date June 24th, 2016
“As civil war divides the nation, a poor farmer from Mississippi leads a group of rebels against the Confederate army”
“Set during the Civil War, Free State of Jones tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War”