Top 7 faith-inspired films of 2023
'Sound of Freedom'
The film "Sound of Freedom" earned over $40 million in one week at the box office. Despite an onslaught of criticism from secular media, the movie has earned over $248 million worldwide to date. 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 worldwide. Their goal was exceeded in just four days.
As a result of "Sound of Freedom’s" "Pay It Forward" technology used by Angel Studios, the true-life thriller surpassed Disney/Lucasfilm's "Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny," and took the No.1 spot at the box office on Independence Day.
"Sound of Freedom," tells the true story of one man's journey to combat child sex trafficking.
The Angel Studios movie 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."
Directed by Alejandro Monteverde, "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.
The film received an A+ CinemaScore, an 85% critics score 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