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Free State of Jones

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6.8/10 • 1.5K

2016-06-242h 20m

ActionDramaHistoryWar

For justice. For pride. For freedom.

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 Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.

Directors
Gary Ross
Writters
Gary Ross
Editors
Gary Ross, Juliette Welfling

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  1. Matthew McConaughey

    Matthew McConaughey

    Newton Knight

  2. Gugu Mbatha-Raw

    Gugu Mbatha-Raw

    Rachel

  3. Mahershala Ali

    Mahershala Ali

    Moses Washington

  4. Keri Russell

    Keri Russell

    Serena Knight

  5. Jacob Lofland

    Jacob Lofland

    Daniel

  6. Sean Bridgers

    Sean Bridgers

    Sumrall

  7. Brad Carter

    Brad Carter

    Lieutenant Barbour

  8. Jane McNeill

    Jane McNeill

    Miss Ellie

  9. Gary Grubbs

    Gary Grubbs

    Prosecuting Attorney

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Reno

Dec 4, 2016

8/10

A country that existed for a brief time in the history of American. Once again, it proves that the critics are so dumb. In this people to people and people to filmmakers contact era, no one listens to them. Let them do their own sideshow. This was partially based on the real events that takes place in the following years of 1862. When America was fighting a civil war, a man named Newton Knight returned home from the battlefield where he started to help the farmers who were robbed by the armymen. Its like they are fighting their own war, to protect the land and the crops. They knew the consequence and so they were prepared for it. This is over a two hour long film and I think they had covered everything nicely. At some stage it looked like the Daniel Craig's 'Defiance'. But it reveals many events like changing time and the atmosphere, how they adapted to it along to move on. In the opening scene only they had shown us the war, but very soon it moved away to tell what's happening off the battlefield. Like how it's affecting the people. So the resistance emerges and the days going by they gain large power in the region. Very interesting perspective, though everything in the film was not true despite overall plot was inspired by the history. Matthew McConaughey alone steered the ship. You will like his performance. The locations were good, but most of them were either farmland or swamp. There's a little event that follows the 80 years later, just to disclose some court law debate over interracial marriage. Not a must see film, maybe if you are an American, then it might be, but other than that its a good watch. I hope the people would realise that and watch it. 8/10

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$50,000,000.00
Revenue
$25,035,950.00
Keywords
slaveryamerican civil war