– Our film miraculously got to the cinemas, it will be a miracle that you will be able to see it – in one of the interviews Tim Ballard, a former agent of the US Department of Homeland Security. It was the story he told about the shocking practice of human trafficking that inspired the Mexican producer Eduardo Verastegui to create the film.
For unknown reasons, the film was blocked from being shown to viewers. Many world famous people got involved in the promotion
In 2018, work on “Sound of Freedom” was officially completed. From the beginning, the production was supervised by the famous Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox, which was taken over by the Company in the meantime. Despite preliminary arrangements for the release, distribution has been suspended and a new date has not been set. In this way, for reasons unknown to this day, for less than 5 years, the shocking facts presented in the film did not see the light of day. “We recognize that Sound of Freedom is uncomfortable for many people,” Ballard said.
Eventually, the creators managed to regain the production rights and the search for a new distributor began. The small company Angel Studios took up the challenge. The problem, however, turned out to be the funds necessary to introduce the film to cinemas, but they were obtained with the financial support of the society. When the official release date was announced, many famous stars were involved in the promotion of “Sound of Freedom”, including . “I wanted to publicize this horrific practice. Thanks to the involvement of many people in the production of the film, including Hollywood actor Jim Caviezel, managed to finance the project. Human trafficking is the fastest growing international criminal network the world has ever seen. It has already overtaken the illegal arms trade and will soon overtake the drug trade, Eduardo Verastegui said.
“Sound of Freedom” beat “Indiana Jones” on the day of release. The creators of the controversial work triumph
On July 4, 2023, “Sound of Freedom” debuted on glass screens in the United States, gathering much more viewers on the day of its premiere than “Indiana Jones and the Artifact of Destiny” with the role of the famous archaeologist. This is not the only success of the creators. The budget of USD 14.5 million in just 8 days paid off with more than three times as much, about USD 50 million. It is not known whether the stellar cast, which includes such people as Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino or Bill Camp, is responsible for the phenomenon of the production, or maybe the controversial plot.
As the general manager of Angel Studio emphasizes, the overriding goal was not and is not to gain profits, but to publicize the problem, which is getting stronger every year. “This is a gripping film about one man’s heroic efforts to save children from human trafficking. With this production, we want to strengthen the growing movement to expose the heinous violation of human rights and inspire people to take action that will end modern slavery once and for all – concluded Neal Harmon
Source: Gazeta
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