Free State of Jones

2016 • 139 minutes

About this movie

Set during the Civil War, Free State of Jones tells the story of defiant Southern farmer, Newt Knight, and his extraordinary armed rebellion against the Confederacy. Banding together with other small farmers and local slaves, Knight launched an uprising that led Jones County, Mississippi to secede from the Confederacy, creating a Free State of Jones. Knight continued his struggle into Reconstruction, distinguishing him as a compelling, if controversial, figure of defiance long beyond the War.

Ratings and reviews

That was a really good movie I really enjoyed it but it was a little bit sad they're killing people people who lost the house you would have poor people their slave and to call them in the air

Long and drawn out. I ended up skipping ahead a bit at a time just to get through it.

Capturing the brilliance through film .well done