7 faith-inspired movies to watch before the end of summer
'Sound of Freedom' released July 4
The film "Sound of Freedom" earned over $40 million in one week at the box office. Despite the incessant attacks that followed in secular media, the movie has earned $174 million in the U.S. so far. The film surpassed box office expectations and topped numbers of big-budget franchises like “Indiana Jones” and “Mission: Impossible.”
The Angel Studios flick had a goal to draw 2 million people for its release week as a way to represent the 2 million children who are being trafficked. Their goal was exceeded in just four days.
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"Sound of Freedom," directed and co-written by Alejandro Monteverde, was initially shown in only 2,600 theaters and tells the true story of one man's journey to combat child sex trafficking.
The Angel Studios film is based on the life of Tim Ballard, a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security agent who left his job because he wanted to do more to rescue children from modern-day slavery.
The film delivers a bold message calling for the freedom of millions of children enslaved in human trafficking, declaring that "God's children are not for sale."
The massive success is due in part to the "Pay It Forward" technology used by Angel Studios, where people can donate tickets for anyone who wants to see the film but might not be able to afford the ticket prices.
"Sound of Freedom" stars Jim Caviezel ("Passion of The Christ"), Oscar winner Mira Sorvino ("The Final Cut"), Bill Camp ("12 Years a Slave") and José Zúñiga ("Twilight"). Along with acting in the film, Eduardo Verástegui ("Unplanned") is the film's producer.
At the Miami premiere of the film, Monteverde told The Christian Post that he also takes what Jesus said to His disciples seriously in Luke 17:1-2: "It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come! It would be better for him to have a millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea than to cause one of these little ones to stumble."
Shot five years ago, "Sound of Freedom" was once signed with Disney but was shelved. Multiple Hollywood studios also rejected the film, but Angel Studios acquired worldwide distribution rights earlier this year, and it is now a certified success.
The movie will have viewers at the edge of their seats, waiting to see what Ballard does next on his mission to reunite a vulnerable family whose worst nightmare comes to life when both children are taken captive for sex work. Featuring mild foul language and some violence, the film's scenes of child abuse that are not shown but suggested have a haunting effect on audiences.
"Sound of Freedom" is in theaters and received an A+ CinemaScore and a 99% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Jeannie Ortega Law is a reporter for The Christian Post. Reach her at: jeannie.law@christianpost.com She's also the author of the book, What Is Happening to Me? How to Defeat Your Unseen Enemy Follow her on Twitter: @jlawcp Facebook: JeannieOMusic
