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The film was inspired by the life of Tim Ballard, who left the Department of Homeland Security around 2013 and founded [[Operation Underground Railroad]] to work with local police in other countries to catch child sex traffickers. The film's central plot point, that of a brother and sister lured to a photo shoot in Honduras, is not an event that Ballard has claimed actually happened.<ref name=WaPo/> According to ''American Crime Journal'' reporters, Ballard embellished details about the story told in the film.<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |title=The controversial child trafficking drama that's become summer's unlikely hit |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/sound-of-freedom-movie-jim-caviezel-b2373038.html |website=The Independent|first=Jacob|last=Stolworthy |access-date=July 12, 2023 |date=July 11, 2023}}</ref>
The film was inspired by the life of Tim Ballard, who left the Department of Homeland Security around 2013 and founded [[Operation Underground Railroad]] to work with local police in other countries to catch child sex traffickers. The film's central plot point, that of a brother and sister lured to a photo shoot in Honduras, is not an event that Ballard has claimed actually happened.<ref name=WaPo/> According to ''American Crime Journal'' reporters, Ballard embellished details about the story told in the film.<ref name="Independent">{{cite web |title=The controversial child trafficking drama that's become summer's unlikely hit |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/sound-of-freedom-movie-jim-caviezel-b2373038.html |website=The Independent|first=Jacob|last=Stolworthy |access-date=July 12, 2023 |date=July 11, 2023}}</ref>


In an interview with [[Jordan Peterson]] in July 2023, Ballard claimed to have recently raided a West African "[[Child harvesting|baby factory]]" where children are sold for organ harvesting and "Satanic ritual abuse", echoing another QAnon myth.<ref name="medicare">{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Katherine |title='Sound of Freedom,' this summer's surprise blockbuster, is fronted by a QAnon supporter and financed by a man who defrauded Medicare |url=https://www.insider.com/sound-of-freedom-tim-ballard-qanon-medicare-fraud-2023-7 |website=Insider |access-date=18 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jim Caviezel and Tim Ballard EP 372 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTBGNEliczc |website=YouTube |access-date=18 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref> In July of 2020, in a video post, he lent credence to a QAnon conspiracy theory that falsely accused furniture company Wayfair of laundering money gained from child sex trafficking.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Robinson |first1=KiMi |title=Why is Wayfair accused of trafficking children? 7 things to know about the conspiracy theory |url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/life/2020/08/17/wayfair-child-sex-trafficking-conspiracy-theory-reddit-qanon-facts-myths/3345421001/ |website=The Arizona Republic |access-date=19 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Tiffany |first1=Kaitlyn |title=The Great (Fake) Child-Sex-Trafficking Epidemic |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/01/children-sex-trafficking-conspiracy-epidemic/620845/ |website=The Atlantic |access-date=19 July 2023 |language=en |date=9 December 2021}}</ref> He told ''The New York Times'' "Some of these theories have allowed people to open their eyes, so now it’s our job to flood the space with real information so the facts can be shared." <ref name="Independent"/><ref name="BallardQAnon">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/12/technology/qanon-save-the-children-trafficking.html</ref>
Ballard stated that, "Some things are definitely overreported". He did not go into the jungle by himself to rescue a little girl nor did he kill a man to rescue the child. According to Ballard, the island rescue Operation Triple Take involved both minors and adults, while the film portrays all victims as children. Ballard stated that his team not only rescued 54 minors, but 123 individuals at two additional locations.<ref name="Historyvs">{{cite web |author=Lang, Kevin|date=July 6, 2023|title=Sound of Freedom vs. the True Story of Tim Ballard |url=https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/sound-of-freedom/ |website=HistoryvsHollywood.com |access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref>

Ballard has criticized those drawing a connection between the film and QAnon, saying "They make zero connection to the actual story. It's very difficult to make that connection when it's actually based on a true story."<ref name="BallardQAnon" />


===Alleged ties to the QAnon conspiracy theory===
===Alleged ties to the QAnon conspiracy theory===

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Sound of Freedom
File:The Sound of Freedom Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAlejandro Monteverde
Written by
  • Rod Barr
  • Alejandro Monteverde
Produced byEduardo Verástegui
Starring
Cinematography
  • Gorka Gómez
  • Andreu Aec
Edited byBrian Scofield
Music byJavier Navarrete
Production
company
Santa Fe Films
Distributed byAngel Studios
Release date
  • July 4, 2023 (2023-07-04)
Running time
131 minutes
CountryUnited States
Languages
  • English
  • Spanish
Budget$14.5 million[1]
Box office$100.9 million[2][3]

Sound of Freedom is a 2023 American action film directed and co-written by Alejandro Monteverde, and starring Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, and Bill Camp. Caviezel plays Tim Ballard, a former government agent who embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia.[4] It is produced by Eduardo Verástegui, who also plays a role in the film. The plot centers around Ballard's Operation Underground Railroad, though some commentators have questioned its accuracy, and Ballard has not claimed that the events depicted in the film actually happened.

The film was released on July 4, 2023, by Angel Studios, and has grossed $100 million worldwide against a $14.5 million budget. It received mixed reviews from critics,[5] while audience reception has been highly positive.[6][7][8][9]

Plot

In Tegucigalpa, Honduras, Roberto, a poor father of two, is approached by a former beauty queen, Gisselle. She offers to sign his young children, Miguel and Rocío, to child modeling contracts. He accepts and takes them to the photoshoot. When he returns to pick his children up, they are gone. It is revealed that the children were sold to be used as sex slaves.

In Calexico, California, Tim Ballard is a Special Agent for the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), where he arrests people who possess and distribute child pornography. The painful work takes a great toll on his personal life, and this is only worsened when another agent, Chris, points out that they have arrested many child predators, but have failed to save even a single child from being exploited. Tim knows that this is because most of them are outside the U.S., but Chris' words stick with him. He speaks to a predator he arrested, Ernst Oshinsky, and pretends to be a pedophile himself. Once he gains Oshinsky's trust, he sets up a meeting with a trafficked child, and is able to arrest Earl Buchanan, the man who purchased Miguel.

Tim rescues Miguel, befriends him and asks him for information that would help him find the other children. Tim learns that Miguel's sister Rocío is still missing, and the boy asks him to save her. Tim arranges for Miguel to return home to Roberto, but not before Miguel gives Tim his sister's Saint Timothy necklace. Tim starts looking for Rocío, and his search leads him to Cartagena, Colombia. He meets with Vampiro, a former cartel accountant who now works to save children from sex trafficking.

After reading about a child sex club in Thailand that was shut down, Tim decides that this is the perfect cover story to acquire a large number of Gisselle's children in a sting operation. Vampiro gets a Colombian police officer, Jorge, and a wealthy citizen named Paul to help with Tim's mission. Tim's HSI supervisor, Frost, is unable to provide funding for the operation, and asks him to return to the U.S. Tim resigns his position rather than abandon the search for Rocío.

Frost is able to persuade staff of the U.S. Embassy in Colombia to assist with Tim's rescue operation. Undercover, they convince Gisselle to sell them 54 children, successfully arrest all of the conspirators and free the children -- but Rocío is not among them.

After interrogating one of Gisselle's associates, Jorge learns that Rocío was sold to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, entrenched deep in the Amazon natural region. Jorge informs Tim that there is no way to retrieve the girl, because the region is largely unmapped jungle wilderness, and any rebel territory is a no-fly zone for the Colombian government. Vampiro suggests that doctors are allowed into the region for medical purposes, which gives Tim the idea to pose as doctors. Jorge reluctantly agrees to the risky operation. Tim and Vampiro attempt to enter enemy territory in disguise, but the rebels refuse to let more than one of them enter, leaving Tim to enter the area alone.

Tim gains access to the enemy camp where Rocío is being held and learns that she is being used as the personal sex slave for the rebel leader, El Alacrán ("the scorpion"), and along with others is required to mash coca leaves to produce cocaine which funds the rebel war against the Colombian government. Tim is forced to kill El Alacrán while freeing Rocío, and despite the rebels pursuing and firing on them, Tim brings Rocío to freedom. Before they part, he gives her back the necklace Miguel gave him earlier. Rocío is finally returned to her father and brother, and the family goes home to Honduras.

An epilogue states that Tim Ballard testified before the United States Congress and claims that his testimony resulted in laws being passed that require the government to cooperate with foreign countries on sex trafficking investigations. The epilogue also claims that there are more people enslaved today than in any other time in history, including when slavery was legal.

Cast

Production

Development

Sound of Freedom was inspired by the work of Tim Ballard, the founder of Operation Underground Railroad, or O.U.R., an anti-trafficking non-profit. Work on the script began in 2015.[1] Ballard had personally requested that Jim Caviezel portray him because he had been impressed with Caviezel's performance as Edmond Dantes in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002).[11][12] Caviezel has stated that he considers Sound of Freedom the second most important film he has ever appeared in, ranking it behind only his starring role as Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ (2004).[13][12]

The film was executive produced by Tony Robbins, who also partly financed the film's distribution;[14][15] John Paul DeJoria;[14] John Couch;[14] Patrick Slim[14] and Andrew McCubbins.[16][17][18]

The film's score is composed by Javier Navarrete.[19]

Filming

Principal photography began in the summer of 2018. The majority of the film was shot in Cartagena, Colombia.[20] Additional scenes were shot in Calexico, California.[21][22]

Distribution

The film was completed in 2018 and a distribution deal was made with the Latin American subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.[23] When the studio was purchased by the Walt Disney Company, it shelved the film. After Disney acquired Fox, the filmmakers bought the distribution rights back from the studio.[24]

Verástegui approached Angel Studios with the release rights. Angel presented the film to an online group of 100,000 investors in its past projects called the Angel Guild, which gave it a "yes" vote within days.[1] In 2023, Angel Studios had acquired the worldwide distribution rights, with a planned release during the second half of 2023.[24] In May of the same year, it received a release date of July 4, 2023.[25]

Angel used equity crowdfunding to raise the funds needed to distribute and market the film. Seven thousand people invested, allowing Angel to meet its $5 million goal in two weeks.[1] They also encouraged patrons to "pay it forward" to allow people who might not otherwise see the movie to watch it in theaters for free.[26] Sound of Freedom is Angel Studios' second theatrical release after His Only Son.[27]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 74% based on 38 reviews, with an average rating of 6.7/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "Sound of Freedom is an effective and suspenseful call to action against human trafficking, yet not free of issues in its depiction of the sensitive subject matter."[28] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 43 out of 100, based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[29]

Variety's Owen Gleiberman gave the film a positive review, writing, "Let's assume that, like me, you're not a right-wing fundamentalist conspiracy theorist looking for a dark, faith-based suspense film to see over the holiday weekend. (The movie opens July 3.) Even then, you needn't hold extreme beliefs to experience Sound of Freedom as a compelling movie that shines an authentic light on one of the crucial criminal horrors of our time, one that Hollywood has mostly shied away from."[30] Film Threat's Alan Ng also recommended the film: "Sound of Freedom is almost as if you're listening to Tim Ballard tell his incredible story of rescuing children and having it dramatized onscreen. It's heartfelt, informative, and inspiring."[31]

Glenn Kenny, writing for The New York Times, similarly noted "The queasiness derives from the contemporary-thriller vibes of the police procedural material... Then there are the scenes in which actual child actors perform being prepped for provocative pictures by adult groomers. What are the ethics of depiction here? The makers of this film initially seem to be grappling with how to properly tell this story." He went on to say "The director Alejandro Monteverde does have some sense of flourish, what with several single-point perspective shots and considered dissolves", but concluded "Oddly, the picture's muted tone ultimately undercuts its solemn sense of mission."[32]

RogerEbert.com's Nick Allen was also negative: "Sound of Freedom is a solemn, drawn-out bore with a not particularly bold narrative stance—caring about the safety of children is roughly the easiest cause for any remotely decent human being... But while being so committed to such solemnity and suffering, the truncated storytelling by co-writers Monteverde and Rod Barr neglects to flesh out its ideas or characters or add any more intensity to Ballard's slow-slow-slow burn search for two kids in particular (Lucás Ávila's Miguel and Cristal Aparicio's Rocío) whose faces haunt him."[33]

Slate's Sam Adams said in his review that the movie appears to be "a straightforward search-and-rescue thriller, in which Ballard, a special agent at the Department of Homeland Security, goes rogue to free a young girl from the clutches of a Colombian sex-trafficking ring. But it arrived in theaters surrounded by a cloud of innuendo put forth by its star and its noisiest right-wing supporters—conspiratorial insinuations about who doesn't want this story to be told and what real-world traffickers are really up to."[34]

Faith-based reviews were largely positive.[35][36][37] Crosswalk's Michael Foust said the film was "painful to watch" but "necessary", adding that "Caviezel is marvelous as Tim Ballard. The cinematography, musical score and script are perfect. It's not a movie you'll watch again and again, but it is a film you'll recommend to family and friends. Cinematically, it's excellent."[38]

Box office

The film was released on July 4, 2023. Prior to its release, the film sold $10 million in ticket pre-sales at 2,626 theaters.[39] According to /Film, the film received little coverage in the mainstream media leading up to its release.[40]

Originally, Sound of Freedom was projected to gross $11–15 million over its first week of release, with some estimates reaching $20 million.[41] The film grossed $14.2 million on its first day of release, $3.6 million on its second, and $3.5 million on its third, for a Tuesday—Thursday total of $21.3 million, raising six-day estimates to $36 million. It went on to make $18.2 million in its opening weekend (with a six day total of $40.2 million), finishing third at the box office.[42][43] The film's success surprised many industry experts, especially considering it was only released in 2,850 theaters, considerably fewer than Insidious: The Red Door (3,188 theaters) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (4,600 theaters).[4] Playing in 3,265 theaters in its second weekend, the film made made $24.7 million (an increase of 26%), finishing second behind newcomer Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One.[44] Sound of Freedom crossed the $100 million mark at the box office on 16th day of release.[45]

As of July 19, 2023 the film has grossed $100.9 million, making it the 16th highest-grossing film of 2023 in the United States and Canada.[46]

In its opening week, rumors and videos on social media claimed that AMC Theatres was canceling screenings and disrupting viewing by inventing technical difficulties and disabling air conditioning. Angel Studios' head of theatrical distribution Brandon Purdie said "these rumors are not accurate" and stated that due to the positive reception and consumer demand, AMC had added 450 additional theaters on July 14.[47][48]

Audience reception and faith-based appeal

The film has received highly positive reviews by viewers, holding a rare score of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.[6][7][8][9] Some movie industry analysts attributed the film's success in part to its appeal to an overlooked segment of the film audience.[49] "This is yet another example of a faith-based distributor breaking the rules and coming out a winner," Comscore senior analyst Paul Dergarabedian stated. "[It] also shows that a grassroots marketing strategy and tapping into the power of the faith-based audience has proven to be a very effective method to generate profits."[27] MovieGuide attributed the movie's unexpected success to its wide demographic appeal and strong moral values.[50] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an "A+" grade, which was noted as "standard" for faith-based titles.[41]

Endorsements and special screening

Mel Gibson, Dana White, Elon Musk, Ben Shapiro, Jewel, and the Family Research Council have all endorsed the movie.[51] Donald Trump will host a special screening of the film at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster during the third week of July 2023; Caviezel, Ballard, and Verástegui are expected to appear.[52][53]

Accuracy

The film was inspired by the life of Tim Ballard, who left the Department of Homeland Security around 2013 and founded Operation Underground Railroad to work with local police in other countries to catch child sex traffickers. The film's central plot point, that of a brother and sister lured to a photo shoot in Honduras, is not an event that Ballard has claimed actually happened.[54] According to American Crime Journal reporters, Ballard embellished details about the story told in the film.[55]

In an interview with Jordan Peterson in July 2023, Ballard claimed to have recently raided a West African "baby factory" where children are sold for organ harvesting and "Satanic ritual abuse", echoing another QAnon myth.[16][56] In July of 2020, in a video post, he lent credence to a QAnon conspiracy theory that falsely accused furniture company Wayfair of laundering money gained from child sex trafficking.[57][58] He told The New York Times "Some of these theories have allowed people to open their eyes, so now it’s our job to flood the space with real information so the facts can be shared." [55][59]

Ballard has criticized those drawing a connection between the film and QAnon, saying "They make zero connection to the actual story. It's very difficult to make that connection when it's actually based on a true story."[59]

Alleged ties to the QAnon conspiracy theory

Although the film does not mention any QAnon conspiracy theories,[60][61][62][63] critics of the film have accused the filmmakers of embellishing the reality of child exploitation and stoking QAnon conspiracy theories,[4] referring to a "belief that a core group of devil-worshiping elite run the world."[64]

Both Ballard and star Caviezel have been public about their belief in conspiracy theories of the QAnon movement.[54][65] Caviezel has endorsed the spurious belief that child traffickers drain children's blood to obtain adrenochrome,[54] a chemical with supposed anti-aging properties.[64] Caviezel suggested he had seen evidence of children being subjected to the practice.[66] Caviezel reiterated his belief in the adrenochrome conspiracy theory during the press tour for Sound of Freedom.[67]

Ballard has criticized those drawing a connection between the film and QAnon, saying "They make zero connection to the actual story. It's very difficult to make that connection when it's actually based on a true story." He told The New York Times "Some of these theories have allowed people to open their eyes, so now it’s our job to flood the space with real information so the facts can be shared." [55][68]

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