Written by Virgil Williams and Dee Rees
Based on the book by Hillary Jordan. Two men return home from World War II to work on a farm in rural Mississippi, where they struggle to deal with racism and adjusting to life after war.
Co-writer Virgil Williams is an established episodic television writer, working on shows like 24, ER, and Criminal Minds. Mudbound is his first produced feature film script. Eight years ago, he had wanted to branch out and write an adaptation. When he switched agencies, the first thing he told them was that he wanted to adapt something. They sent him a stack of manuscripts, the first of which was Mudbound.
Click here to read Mudbound. MM
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