Summary
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.
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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
Martin Bats Bradford
Freedman 1
Matt Lintz
Matthew Yates
Kerry Cahill
Mary
Jessica Collins
Annie
Liza J. Bennett
Junie Lee
David Maldonado
Polling Station Clerk
Lawrence Turner
Chester
Lara Grice
Mrs. Deason
Wayne Pére
Col. Robert Lowry
Jim Klock
Farmer 1
P.J. Marshall
Sergeant
Ritchie Montgomery
Third Man
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
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Lucy Faust
Second Woman / Yeoman Farmer
Cade Mansfield Cooksey
Older Coleman Brother
Tahj Vaughans
Maroon (uncredited)
Brian Lee Franklin
Davis Knight