Two families -- one white, one black -- struggle to get by in 1940s rural Mississippi, and are ultimately brought together when two young men from both clans (Garrett Hedlund and Jason Mitchell) forge a friendship based on their experiences fighting in World War II. Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke, Mary J. Blige, Rob Morgan, and Jonathan Banks co-star. Directed by Dee Rees (Pariah), Mudbound made its world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival.