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‘Sound of Freedom,’ Indie Hit Film About Child Trafficking, Set for Theatrical Release in Korea (EXCLUSIVE)
‘Sound of Freedom,’ the controversial indie hit film about child trafficking, is set for a theatrical release in South Korea.
will in turn partner up with CJ-CGV, Korea’s largest cinema circuit, and Cine Q, a smaller chain controlled by N.E.W., giving the film an initial outing in 100-130 screens, with seating capacity of up to 40,000. Monteverde wrote and directed the thriller, which is based on the true story of Tim Ballard (portrayed by “The Passion of the Christ” actor Jim Caviezel), a former government agent who embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia. In America, religious and conservative media groups rallied behind the film, earning it the label “the people’s movie” from Angel Studios and “the opposite of the top-down system of Hollywood gatekeepers.”
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