‘Mudbound’ Trailer: Netflix Enters Oscars Race With Southern Racial Drama

With Oscars season now in full swing, Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for its major film contender this year, Dee Rees’ “Mudbound.”

After drawing raves at the Sundance Film Festival in January, it’s next set to screen at the Toronto International Film Festival before launching on Netflix and opening in theaters Nov. 17.



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Set in the rural American South during World War II, the racially charged drama centers on two families bound together by the shared farmland of the Mississippi Delta. Jason Clarke and Carey Mulligan play a married couple working to keep their small farming business alive in harsh climates. Mary J.