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The Free World

The Free World

Only love can truly set us free.

20166.11h 40m

Overview

Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.

Directed by Jason Lew
Written by Jason Lew
Produced by Laura Rister
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Top Cast

Boyd Holbrook

Boyd Holbrook

Mohamed Lundy

Elisabeth Moss

Elisabeth Moss

Doris Long

Octavia Spencer

Octavia Spencer

Linda Workman

Sung Kang

Sung Kang

Detective Shin

Waleed Zuaiter

Waleed Zuaiter

Khalil

Stephen Louis Grush

Stephen Louis Grush

John Long

Dane Rhodes

Dane Rhodes

Marty

Austin Amelio

Austin Amelio

Frankie

Vivian Fleming-Alvarez

Vivian Fleming-Alvarez

Officer Alvarez

Frederick Weller

Frederick Weller

Officer Ryan

Themes & Keywords

ex-conabusive husbandunhappy marriage

About The Free World

The Free World is a romance, drama film released in 2016 exploring themes of ex-con, abusive husband, unhappy marriage. Directed by Jason Lew, it stars Boyd Holbrook, Elisabeth Moss, Octavia Spencer. Following his release from a brutal stretch in prison for crimes he didn't commit, Mo is struggling to adapt to life on the outside. When his world collides with Doris, a mysterious woman with a violent past, he decides to risk his newfound freedom to keep her in his life.

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