Free State of Jones
2016In 1863, Mississippi farmer Newt Knight serves as a medic for the Confederate Army. Opposed to slavery, Knight would rather help the wounded than fight the Union. After his nephew dies in battle, Newt returns home to Jones County to safeguard his family but is soon branded an outlaw deserter. Forced to flee, he finds refuge with a group of runaway slaves hiding out in the swamps. Forging an alliance with the slaves and other farmers, Knight leads a rebellion that would forever change history.
Acted in
Matthew McConaughey
as Newton Knight
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
as Rachel
Mahershala Ali
as Moses Washington
Keri Russell
as Serena Knight
Jacob Lofland
as Daniel
Sean Bridgers
as Sumrall
Brad Carter
as Lieutenant Barbour
Jane McNeill
as Miss Ellie
Gary Grubbs
as Prosecuting Attorney
Christopher Berry
as Jasper
Joe Chrest
as Amos Deason
David Jensen
as Quitman
Kurt Krause
as Injured Soldier
Carlton Caudle
as Confederate Color Guard
Martin Bats Bradford
as Freedman 1
Matt Lintz
as Matthew Yates
Kerry Cahill
as Mary
Jessica Collins
as Annie
Juan Gaspard
as Confederate Soldier
Liza J. Bennett
as Junie Lee
David Maldonado
as Polling Station Clerk
Serenity Neil
as Schoolgirl
Lawrence Turner
as Chester
Lara Grice
as Mrs. Deason
Wayne Pére
as Col. Robert Lowry
Jim Klock
as Farmer 1
Emily Bossak
as Town Folk
P.J. Marshall
as Sergeant
Ritchie Montgomery
as Third Man
Mattie Liptak
as Stillman Coleman
Jill Jane Clements
as Aunt Sally
Thomas Francis Murphy
as Col. McLemore
Johnny McPhail
as Old Man
Bill Tangradi
as Lt. Barbour
William Mark McCullough
as First Man
Sam Malone
as Edward James - Cotton Field Worker
Kylen Davis
as Boy at Alice Hotel
Will Beinbrink
as Farmer 2
Troy Hogan
as George
Cy Parks
as Confederate Soldier
Dane Rhodes
as Ward
Lucy Faust
as Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer
Stella Allen
as Yeoman Girl
Cade Mansfield Cooksey
as Older Coleman Brother
Tahj Vaughans
as Maroon (uncredited)
Brian Lee Franklin
as Davis Knight