Title: The Free State of Jones
Original Title: Free State of Jones
Year: 2016
Info
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Length: 139 Minutes (2 hours 19 min)
- Budget: $50,000,000
- Genre: Drama Thriller Biography
- Studios: Huayi Brothers Media
- Distributor: DeAPlaneta
- Age rating: 15 (Suitable only for 15 years and over)
Release Dates
- UK: September 30 2016
- United States: June 24 2016
Plot
Set during the Civil War of the United States, 'The Free State of Jones' tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Opposed to both slavery and secession, Knight launched an uprising of poor white farmers that led Jones County, Mississippi to itself secede from the Confederacy, creating a "Free State of Jones." His relationship and post-war marriage to a former slave, Rachel Knight, effectively established the region's first mixed-race community. Knight, continued his fight into the post war period, resisting Klan activity through Reconstruction. His legendary rebellion distinguished Newt Knight as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.
Cast
Director:
Newton Knight
Rachel
Serena
Will Sumrall
Jasper Collins
Moses
Daniel
Videos
'Free State of Jones' Spanish clip #3
September 8 2016
'Free State of Jones' Spanish clip #2
September 8 2016
'Free State of Jones' Spanish clip
September 8 2016
Trailer 'Free State of Jones' #2
May 24 2016
Photos
Trivia
Massive casting
7,000 people submitted headshots and résumés in order to be considered as an "extra" for this film.
Original actor
Brendan Gleeson had a part but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
Stellar cameo
Victoria Bynum, writer of the book 'The Free State of Jones: Mississippi's Longest Civil War' makes a cameo in the film as a hospital nurse.
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