The invention relates to a backlight system containing a free-form surface reflector. The backlight system comprises light sources (1) and a backlight cavity (3), wherein the bottom of the backlight cavity (3) is a free-form surface reflecting plane (2) with high reflectivity, the backlight cavity (3) is formed by a side wall, the bottom free-form surface reflecting plane (2) and a diffusion barrier (5) arranged on the top of the backlight cavity (3), a brightness enhancement film and other optical film layers and a LCD panel are arranged on the diffusion barrier (5); the light sources (1) are arranged on the bottom of the backlight cavity (3), positioned in line and installed on the axis of the free-form surface reflecting plane (2); and a transflective optic plate (4) is arranged just above the light sources (1) in the backlight cavity (3). The backlight system of the invention has the advantages that the illuminance is uniform, the overall thickness of the system is thin, the luminous efficacy is high, and the system has the advantage of being convenient to install and cool.