Unletterboxd

Free State of Jones

20166.8 / 10140 min

Action, Drama, History, War

Overview

For justice. For pride. For freedom.

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 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.

Cast

Matthew McConaughey

Newton Knight

Gugu Mbatha-Raw

Rachel

Mahershala Ali

Moses Washington

Keri Russell

Serena Knight

Jacob Lofland

Daniel

Sean Bridgers

Sumrall

Brad Carter

Lieutenant Barbour

Jane McNeill

Miss Ellie

Gary Grubbs

Prosecuting Attorney

Christopher Berry

Jasper

Joe Chrest

Amos Deason

David Jensen

Quitman

Kurt Krause

Injured Soldier

Carlton Caudle

Confederate Color Guard

Martin Bats Bradford

Freedman 1

Matt Lintz

Matthew Yates

Kerry Cahill

Mary

Jessica Collins

Annie

Juan Gaspard

Confederate Soldier

Liza J. Bennett

Junie Lee

David Maldonado

Polling Station Clerk

Serenity Neil

Schoolgirl

Lawrence Turner

Chester

Lara Grice

Mrs. Deason

Wayne Pére

Col. Robert Lowry

Jim Klock

Farmer 1

Emily Bossak

Town Folk

P.J. Marshall

Sergeant

Ritchie Montgomery

Third Man

Mattie Liptak

Stillman Coleman

Jill Jane Clements

Aunt Sally

Thomas Francis Murphy

Col. McLemore

Johnny McPhail

Old Man

Bill Tangradi

Lt. Barbour

William Mark McCullough

First Man

Sam Malone

Edward James - Cotton Field Worker

Kylen Davis

Boy at Alice Hotel

Will Beinbrink

Farmer 2

Troy Hogan

George

Cy Parks

Confederate Soldier

Dane Rhodes

Ward

Lucy Faust

Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer

Stella Allen

Yeoman Girl

Cade Mansfield Cooksey

Older Coleman Brother

Tahj Vaughans

Maroon (uncredited)

Brian Lee Franklin

Davis Knight

Crew

Bela Trutz

"A" Camera Operator

Chad Rivetti

First Assistant "A" Camera

Gary Archer

Prosthetics

Jerry M. Jacob

"B" Camera Operator

Diana Alvarez

Co-Producer

Leonard Hartman

Executive Producer

Wang Zhonglei

Executive Producer

Christopher Lytton

Executive Producer

Oren Aviv

Executive Producer

Samuel Yeunju Ha

Co-Executive Producer

David Pomier

Unit Production Manager

Leonard Feder

Executive Producer

Elexa Ruth

Co-Executive Producer

Griffin McCann

Second Assistant "C" Camera

Garrett Warren

Second Unit Director

Russell Levine

Executive Producer

Milan Janicin

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Chris Flurry

First Assistant "B" Camera

Sandino Moya-Smith

Associate Producer

Lee Jae-woo

Executive Producer

Michael Bassick

Executive Producer

David Pomier

Co-Producer

Eric Heffron

Co-Producer

T.G. Herrington

Executive Producer

Adam Fogelson

Executive Producer

Bruce Nachbar

Executive Producer

Stuart Ford

Executive Producer

Matt Jackson

Executive Producer

Donald Tang

Executive Producer

Robert Simonds

Executive Producer

Jerry M. Jacob

Second Unit Director of Photography

Robin Bissell

Executive Producer

Wang Zhongjun

Executive Producer

Christopher Woodrow

Executive Producer

Matthew Gaumer

Second Assistant "B" Camera

Christopher T. Sadler

Second Assistant Director

Wade Whitley

First Assistant "C" Camera

Marvin Williams

Second Second Assistant Director

Eric Heffron

First Assistant Director

Jerry Ye

Executive Producer

Garrett Warren

Stunt Coordinator

Matthew O'Toole

Prosthetic Makeup Artist

Nicholas Britell

Original Music Composer

Gary Ross

Writer

Gary Ross

Director

Pamela Martin

Editor

Gary Ross

Producer

Dylan Jury

Casting Associate

John Finklea

Music Editor

Jason Markey

Music Supervisor

Tracey Millar

Set Costumer

Teresa Berus

Visual Effects Coordinator

Danny Singh

Visual Effects Editor

Bela Trutz

Steadicam Operator

Lisa Beroud

Visual Effects Producer

Dan Webster

Supervising Art Director

Sam Sullivan

Script Supervisor

Virle S. Reid

Armorer

Meagan McLaughlin

Assistant Costume Designer

David K. Nami

Special Effects Coordinator

Kelly Port

Visual Effects Supervisor

Greg Morris

Additional Camera

Jon Kilik

Producer

Philip Messina

Production Design

Louise Frogley

Costume Design

Amy Darden Amos

Seamstress

Vic Keatley

Rigging Gaffer

Henry Wan

Visual Effects Coordinator

Jenne Guerra

Visual Effects Producer

Dawn Jefferson

Casting Associate

Craig Sheppard

Visual Effects Editor

Benoît Delhomme

Director of Photography

Lisa Magee

Set Costumer

Jerry M. Jacob

Second Unit Cinematographer

Scott Stuber

Producer

Wylie Griffin

Art Department Coordinator

Leonard Hartman

Story

Chris Craine

Art Direction

Naline Amaral

Visual Effects Coordinator

Gershon Hinkson

Visual Effects Editor

Carlane Passman

Costume Supervisor

Tom Cummins

Set Costumer

Bob Bates

Gaffer

Nikos Kalaitzidis

Visual Effects Supervisor

Juliette Welfling

Editor

Larry Dias

Set Decoration

Timothy A. Wonsik

Assistant Costume Designer

Adriane Bennett

Set Costumer

Murray Close

Still Photographer

Andrew Max Cahn

Art Direction

Parrish Kennington

Set Costumer

Michael Watson

Additional Camera

Jules Holdren

Hair Department Head

David Levy

ADR & Dubbing

Eric Milano

Foley

Peter Boychuk

Digital Intermediate

Dave Flynch

Foley

Paul Hsu

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Melizah Anguiano Wheat

Key Hair Stylist

Kris Evans

Makeup Artist

Paul Hsu

Supervising Sound Editor

Felicity Bowring

Hairstylist

Khanh Trance

Wigmaker

Staci Pontius

First Assistant Editor

Nikoletta Skarlatos

Makeup Department Head

Marko Costanzo

Foley

Lee Salevan

Sound Recordist

Theraesa Rivers

Key Hair Stylist

Mike Prestwood Smith

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Debra Zane

Casting

Meagan Lewis

Casting

Randall D. Wilkins

Set Designer

Branka Mrkic

Supervising ADR Editor

Branka Mrkic

Supervising Dialogue Editor

Eric Kasanowski

Compositing Lead

Nicolas Bosc

Stunts

William Scharpf

Stunts