A disillusioned Confederate army deserter returns to Mississippi and leads a militia of fellow deserters and women in an uprising against the corrupt local ...
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The tale follows through the reconstruction period as defeated Confederates return to make lives miserable for those recently liberated. At over two hours, the ...
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Free State of Jones is a gritty, well purposed Civil War drama. I can't speak to its historical accuracy, but do appreciate its good intentions.
A compelling and little-known story of the Civil War period is studiously reduced to a dry and cautious history lesson in Free State of Jones.
There is a modern story of one of his descendants unable to marry because of Mississippi's miscegenation laws post World War II. I'm not sure it was necessary ...
He returns home to his family a broken man, but finds salvation by heading out and joining a group of freed slaves, headed by the charismatic Moses (Mahershala ...
Knight came across as a complex man. His motivations weren't entirely clear. The movie does, however, make an incredibly valid historical point - poor farmers ...
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In 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 ...