Free State Of Jones What The Movie Changed
Free State Of Jones may be based on a true story, but the film exercises some dramatic license in bringing the story to the big screen. Written and directed by Gary Ross, Free State Of Jones stars Matthew McConaughey as Newton Knight – a Mississippi farmer who deserted the army and revolted against Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Together with fellow farmers and runaway slaves, Knight took over Jones County, Mississippi and declared it seceded from the Confederacy....