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LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 11: Actors Mahershala Ali, Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Writer Director Garry Ross attend the photo call for STX Entertainment’s ‘Free State Of Jones’ at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on May 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – MAY 11: Actors Mahershala Ali, Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Writer Director Garry Ross attend the photo call for STX Entertainment’s ‘Free State Of Jones’ at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on May 11, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) /

18. Free State of Jones

DVD/Blu-Ray Release Date: September 20, 2016

Rating: R

Written and Directed by: Gary Ross

Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mahershala Ali and Keri Russell

Free State of Jones is based on the life of Newton Knight, played y Matthew McConaughey, who led a revolt against the Confederate Army in Jones County, Mississippi during the Civil War. Knight was working as a medic for the Confederate Army in the war before he deserted to return home to his farm and his wife. At home, he befriends a slave Rachel and that leads to Newton fighting against racial inequality with a group of runaway slaves and others who deserted the Confederacy.

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