Free State of Jones (2016)

Synopsis

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.

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Cast

• Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight
• Gugu Mbatha-Raw as Rachel
• Mahershala Ali as Moses Washington
• Keri Russell as Serena Knight
• Jacob Lofland as Daniel
• Sean Bridgers as Sumrall
• Brad Carter as Lieutenant Barbour
• Jane McNeill as Miss Ellie
• Gary Grubbs as Prosecuting Attorney
• Christopher Berry as Jasper

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• The Woman King
• 12 Years a Slave
• The Patriot
• The Last of the Mohicans
• Lincoln
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