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IMDb rating 6.9
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Critic rating 6.2

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Critic Peter Bradshaw
rated 8

...fiercely violent, superbly photographed and structurally audacious civil war drama...

Read full review at The Guardian
Critic Frederik Asschenfeldt Vandrup
rated 5

Fra stort set første indstilling får vi krigens komplet irrationelle omgang med unge menneskers liv understreget i blodige nærbilleder...

Read full review at Cinemazone
Critic Kasper Løvborg
rated 5

Historien om Newt Knight er så afgjort et interessant afsæt til en biopic.

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Mathias M Larsen
rated 7

Det her er baseret på en sand og rørende historie om Newton Knight. En soldat under den amerikanske borgerkrig, der flygter fra slagmarken. Under flugten søger han støtte fra andre på flugt for at starte oprør.

Det her er en utrolig rørende film. Der er rigtigt mange gode skues...

1 year ago
Critic Michael Bo
rated 5

En væsentlig historie om de sortes vilkår efter slaveriets ophævelse...

Read full review at Filmmagasinet Ekko
Critic Daniel S Ogalde
rated 8

…relevant drama om slaveriets USA.

Read full review at Moviezine

Cast & Crew

Gary Ross
Director
Gary Ross
Writer
Matthew McConaughey
As Newton Knight
Joe Chrest
As Amos Deason
Wayne Pére
As Col. Robert Lowry
Dane Rhodes
As Ward
David Jensen
As Quitman

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Free State of Jones is a historical drama film that tells the true story of Newton Knight, a farmer from Mississippi who leads a rebellion against the Confederacy during the Civil War. The film follows Knight's journey from being a medic in the Confederate Army to becoming the leader of a group of deserters and runaway slaves, who together form the Free State of Jones. Alongside Knight's fight against slavery and racial inequality, the film also explores his personal life, including his relationships with his wife Serena and his eventual partner Rachel, an enslaved woman he helps to free. Throughout the film, Knight faces challenges from both Confederate soldiers and pro-slavery civilians as he fights for justice and equality in post-Civil War Mississippi.

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Free State of Jones was released in theaters on June 24, 2016.