Free State of Jones
R
Genre:
Action/Adventure,
Drama
In Theaters:
2016-03-13 00:00:00.0
After surviving the 1862 Battle of Corinth during the Civil War, Newton Knight, a poor farmer from Mississippi, leads a group of small farmers and local slaves in an armed rebellion against the Confederacy in Jones County. Knight subsequently marries former slave, Rachel. He establishes a mixed-race community, unique to the post-war South.
Director:
Gary Ross
Screenplay:
Gary Ross
,
Leonard Hartman
Studio:
Universal Pictures
DVD Release:
2016-09-20 00:00:00.0
Tagline:
Proof can they are never forget
