ActionDramaHistoryWar

Free State of Jones

- 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.

Release Date : 2016-06-24

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : STXfilmsHuayi Brothers PicturesIM GlobalRoute One EntertainmentUnion Investment PartnersVendian EntertainmentBluegrass FilmsRahway Road ProductionsLarger Than Life Productions

Production Country : ChinaSouth KoreaUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Newton Knight

Original Name : Matthew McConaughey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Rachel

Original Name : Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Gender : Female

Character Name : Moses Washington

Original Name : Mahershala Ali

Gender : Male

Character Name : Serena Knight

Original Name : Keri Russell

Gender : Female

Character Name : Daniel

Original Name : Jacob Lofland

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sumrall

Original Name : Sean Bridgers

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lieutenant Barbour

Original Name : Brad Carter

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Ellie

Original Name : Jane McNeill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Prosecuting Attorney

Original Name : Gary Grubbs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jasper

Original Name : Christopher Berry

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amos Deason

Original Name : Joe Chrest

Gender : Male

Character Name : Quitman

Original Name : David Jensen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Injured Soldier

Original Name : Kurt Krause

Gender : Male

Character Name : Confederate Color Guard

Original Name : Carlton Caudle

Gender : Male

Character Name : Freedman 1

Original Name : Martin Bats Bradford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matthew Yates

Original Name : Matt Lintz

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mary

Original Name : Kerry Cahill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Annie

Original Name : Jessica Collins

Gender : Female

Character Name : Confederate Soldier

Original Name : Juan Gaspard

Gender : Male

Character Name : Junie Lee

Original Name : Liza J. Bennett

Gender : Female

Character Name : Polling Station Clerk

Original Name : David Maldonado

Gender : Male

Character Name : Schoolgirl

Original Name : Serenity Neil

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chester

Original Name : Lawrence Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Deason

Original Name : Lara Grice

Gender : Female

Character Name : Col. Robert Lowry

Original Name : Wayne Pére

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer 1

Original Name : Jim Klock

Gender : Male

Character Name : Town Folk

Original Name : Emily Bossak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sergeant

Original Name : P.J. Marshall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Third Man

Original Name : Ritchie Montgomery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stillman Coleman

Original Name : Mattie Liptak

Gender : Male

Character Name : Aunt Sally

Original Name : Jill Jane Clements

Gender : Female

Character Name : Col. McLemore

Original Name : Thomas Francis Murphy

Gender : Male

Character Name : Old Man

Original Name : Johnny McPhail

Gender : Male

Character Name : Lt. Barbour

Original Name : Bill Tangradi

Gender : Male

Character Name : First Man

Original Name : William Mark McCullough

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edward James - Cotton Field Worker

Original Name : Sam Malone

Gender : Male

Character Name : Boy at Alice Hotel

Original Name : Kylen Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Farmer 2

Original Name : Will Beinbrink

Gender : Male

Character Name : George

Original Name : Troy Hogan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Confederate Soldier

Original Name : Cy Parks

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ward

Original Name : Dane Rhodes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer

Original Name : Lucy Faust

Gender : Female

Character Name : Yeoman Girl

Original Name : Stella Allen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Older Coleman Brother

Original Name : Cade Mansfield Cooksey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Maroon (uncredited)

Original Name : Tahj Vaughans

Gender : Male

Character Name : Davis Knight

Original Name : Brian Lee Franklin

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**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_

r96sk

@r96sk

2021-06-23

Quality film. 'Free State of Jones' tells the true story of Newton Knight's role in the American Civil War. As you'd hope/expect, it leads to captivating viewing. Matthew McConaughey is superb, while he's supported excellently by Mahershala Ali. It's tough to watch in large portions given the obvious things from the Civil War era, from the war itself but also to slavery. I had never heard of Newton Knight, so it was very interesting for me to see it unfold and learning bits - even with some creative license, I'm sure. It also serves an important message that slavery didn't end with the Emancipation Proclamation. I personally found the film very well paced and extremely nicely shot, McConaughey and Ali are the stars but there are also notable performances from the likes of Gugu Mbatha-Raw. It's a great film, one that's worth a watch. Sadness and heart aplenty.