Posted by | Ray Cornelius
Check out the new 2-minute trailer for the civil war drama “Free State of Jones” starring Oscar® winner Matthew McConaughey and “Concussion” actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
“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.
“Free State of Jones” is written and directed by four-time Oscar® nominee Gary Ross (The Hunger Games, Seabiscuit, Pleasantville) and opens in theaters May 13.
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