This is a biographical film that records an American who fights for freedom (for the poor) and equality (for the blacks), Newton Knight. His life experience is quite legendary, establishing a "freedom kingdom" in an attempt to allow the law to accept the fact of his marriage with a black man.
In the southern United States at the end of the nineteenth century, the Civil War was raging, and things like occupying the mountains as kings were not uncommon. Hiding in the swamp was originally a helpless act of fleeing, but it has also become a barrier against the cavalry. Only the American version of "Shuibo Liangshan" may be born. In the end, he was recruited like Shuibo Liangshan, and the history of the Little Lone Star Kingdom came to an end.
Marriage with blacks is already a fact, living together and raising children, but what Newton has always cared about is legal approval. All signs indicate that this is a traditional person, and the environment has forced them to do some appalling things. But I have always hoped to be recognized by the mainstream society. Of course, marrying a black man is a luxury even in the generation of Knight's great-grandson.
The characters are legendary, but the whole film is relatively plain and not enough to capture people. The most memorable segment is that of losing his nephew. The interjection of the great-grandson going to court is really unnecessary.
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