Free State Of Jones
Director: Gary Ross
Actors: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, Keri Russell
Genres: Action, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Release Year: 2016
Duration: 139 min
Synopsis: 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.
