Free State of Jones
Title | Free State of Jones |
Publication Type | Film |
Year of Publication | 2016 |
Authors | Ross, Gary |
Running Time | 2h 20m |
Date Released | 06/2016 |
Distributor | STX Entertainment |
Country | United States |
Publication Language | English |
Abstract | Free State of Jones is a 2016 American historical war film inspired by the life of Newton Knight (1829-1922), an American farmer, soldier and Southern Unionist in Mississippi. Knight was, best known as the leader of the Knight Company, a band of Confederate army deserters and former slaves who led , enslaved and other former soldiers in an armed insurrection against the Confederacy, leading to the creation of the Free State of Jones within Mississippi during throughout the American Civil War. Written and directed by Gary Ross, the film stars Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali, and Keri Russell. |
URL | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1124037/ |
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- Military & Society
- Military & Gender
- Military & Men/Masculinity
- War & Politics
- War & State-formation
- War, Politics/Citizenship & Gender
- War, Politics/Citizenship & Men/Masculinity
- War, Politics/Citizenship & Women/Femininity
- War & Gender
- War, Race & Gender
- Postwar Societies & Gender
- Postwar Societies & Men/Masculinity
- Postwar Societies & Women/Femininity