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Free State of Jones

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.

2016 |2h 20m |  Action, Drama, History, War

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Cast

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Matthew McConaughey

Newton Knight

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Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Rachel

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Mahershala Ali

Moses Washington

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Keri Russell

Serena Knight

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Jacob Lofland

Daniel

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Sean Bridgers

Sumrall

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Brad Carter

Lieutenant Barbour

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Jane McNeill

Miss Ellie

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Gary Grubbs

Prosecuting Attorney

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Christopher Berry

Jasper

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Joe Chrest

Amos Deason

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David Jensen

Quitman

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Kurt Krause

Injured Soldier

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Martin Bats Bradford

Freedman 1

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Matt Lintz

Matthew Yates

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Kerry Cahill

Mary

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Jessica Collins

Annie

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Liza J. Bennett

Junie Lee

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David Maldonado

Polling Station Clerk

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Lawrence Turner

Chester

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Lara Grice

Mrs. Deason

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Wayne Pére

Col. Robert Lowry

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Jim Klock

Farmer 1

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P.J. Marshall

Sergeant

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Ritchie Montgomery

Third Man

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Jill Jane Clements

Aunt Sally

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Thomas Francis Murphy

Col. McLemore

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Johnny McPhail

Old Man

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Bill Tangradi

Lt. Barbour

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William Mark McCullough

First Man

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Sam Malone

Edward James - Cotton Field Worker

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Kylen Davis

Boy at Alice Hotel

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Will Beinbrink

Farmer 2

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Troy Hogan

George

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Cy Parks

Confederate Soldier

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Dane Rhodes

Ward

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Lucy Faust

Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer

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Cade Mansfield Cooksey

Older Coleman Brother

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Tahj Vaughans

Maroon (uncredited)

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Brian Lee Franklin

Davis Knight

More Details

Status

Released

Language

English

Budget

$50,000,000.00

Revenue

$25,035,950.00