Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey stars in an epic, untold true story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Set in 1863, Free State of Jones tells the incredible tale of Knight and how his extraordinary rebellion bought together an unlikely band of poor white farmers and runaway slaves to form their allegiance. Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi, to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones.
Written and directed by four-time Oscar nominee Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit), Free State of Jones also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle) and Mahershala Ali (House of Cards).
Watch the trailer here:
Free State of Jones is out in UK cinemas on 30th September 2016.
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