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Sound of Freedom is a 2022 American action drama film directed and co-written by Alejandro Monteverde. It stars Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, and Bill Camp. Caviezel plays Tim Ballard, a former government agent turned vigilante who embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia. The film premiered at the 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival, and will be released on July 4, 2023, by Angel Studios.

Plot

Tim Ballard, a former operative, quits his job as a Special Agent with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to become a vigilante and embarks on a mission to rescue children from cartels and human traffickers in Latin America.

Cast

• Jim Caviezel as Tim Ballard
• Mira Sorvino as Katherine Ballard
• Bill Camp as Batman
• Kurt Fuller as Frost
• Gary Basaraba as Earl Buchanan
• José Zúñiga as Roberto
• Gerardo Taracena as El Alacrán
• Scott Haze as Chris
• Eduardo Verástegui as Paul
• Javier Godino as Jorge
• Gustavo Sánchez Parra as El Calacas

Production

Development

Sound of Freedom was inspired by Tim Ballard's assertions that he is an activist against child trafficking (Ballard also founded Operation Underground Railroad, or O.U.R.).

Eduardo Verastegui met Ballard and felt called to make the film to raise awareness of the sex trafficking industry.

Tim Ballard personally requested that Jim Caviezel portray him in the film; the producers were taken aback by the request and tried to convince him to select an actor who more closely resembled him. However, Ballard was steadfast, saying that he was affected by Caviezel's roles in The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) and The Passion of the Christ (2004).

Caviezel, before the shooting of the film, spent several days shadowing Ballard and learning about O.U.R.'s operations. He says that he was able to go to Latin America and witness an operation led by Ballard himself.

The film was scored by the Spanish composer Javier Navarrete.

According to Angel Studios CEO Neal Harmon, the film was originally going to be released by 20th Century Fox, but shelved by Disney when they acquired 20th Century Fox. The filmmakers spent a year trying to get the rights back. Angel Studios acquired distribution rights in 2023.

Filming

Principal photography began in the summer of 2018. While some of Sound of Freedom was shot in the United States (Calexico, California), most of the film was shot in Cartagena, Colombia.

Release

Sound of Freedom premiered at the 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival, which ran from November 9-13.

On March 30, 2023, Variety reported that Angel Studios had acquired the rights to distribute the film worldwide, with a planned release during the second half of 2023. It is due to be released theatrically in the United States on July 4, 2023.

Caviezel has stated that this was the second most important film he has ever done, ranking it behind his role as Jesus Christ in The Passion of the Christ..

References

1. ^ "Angel Studios Acquires Rights to Jim Caviezel Drama 'Sound of Freedom' Ahead of Theatrical Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. March 30, 2023.
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5. Merlan, Anna; Marchman, Tim (June 10, 2021). "Operation Underground Railroad's Carefully Crafted Public Image Is Falling Apart". Vice. Retrieved June 21, 2023.
6. "Jim Caviezel and Eduardo Verástegui join forces in a new film about child trafficking". August 19, 2020.
7. Borchert, Brittany (September 12, 2018). "Jim Caviezel Plays Tim Ballard in "The Sound of Freedom"".
8. ^ Toone, Trent (June 4, 2018). "Actor Jim Caviezel set to play second most important role in O.U.R. story 'The Sound of Freedom'". Deseret News.
9. "Jim Caviezel Set to Play Role in Operation Underground Railroad Story 'The Sound of Freedom'". January 26, 2020.
10. "Javier Navarrete Scoring Alejandro Monteverde's 'Sound of Freedom'".
11. The Walt Disney Company Reportedly Shelved Anti-Child Trafficking Film ‘Sound Of Freedom’ After Obtaining Rights In Merger With Fox
12. "Sound of Freedom" – via PressReader.
13. "Cartagena: A gorgeous location for movie makers".
14. Managing Editor (October 4, 2022). "The Coronado Island Film Festival Announces 2022 Program Slate". The Coronado Times. Retrieved June 21, 2023. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
15. Ramachandran, Naman (May 12, 2023). "Jim Caviezel in Human Trafficking Thriller 'Sound of Freedom': Watch First Trailer (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
16. "Jim Caviezel Stars in Hollywood Movie About Latter-Day Saint and Former CIA Agent Tim Ballard". LDS Living. September 10, 2018.

External links

• Sound of Freedom on Angel Studios
• Sound of Freedom at IMDb

• 2022 films
• Upcoming films
• 2022 English-language films
• Angel Studios
• Films shot in Colombia
• Films shot in California
• American biographical drama films
• American action drama films
• Spanish-language American films
• Films about human trafficking
• Films scored by Javier Navarrete