Free State of Jones
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.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 19m
- Released
- 2016
- Country
- United States, China
Details
Release year: 2016
Storyline
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.
Top credits
Matthew McConaughey ā Newton Knight
Gugu Mbatha-Raw ā Rachel
Mahershala Ali ā Moses
Keri Russell ā Serena
Did you know
ā¢ In 2016 a document was discovered in the National Archives which was a request by Newton Knight's company to join the Union Army in 1864. It lends validity to Knight's claims.
ā¢ The Confederacy's "tax in kind" system allowed officers to commandeer anything they deemed necessary for the war effort. They could legally take all food, horses, chickens, meat, cloth, and pigs from farmers. It made life on the farm incredibly difficult, especially during the winter.
ā¢ When he first read the script, Matthew McConaughey thought it was the most exciting Civil War story he'd ever come across. He knew immediately that he wanted to play Newton Knight. With McConaughey on board, financing quickly fell into place.
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $20,810,036
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $7,572,206 (2016-06-26)
User reviews
Great story, good acting, worth seeing
Incredible Forgotten Story..Therefore Important: A Must See
Much better than the critics would have you believe
Technical specs
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
- Color
- Color
