Sound of Freedom

Trigger warning: movie contains scenes depicting pedophilia and insinuates sexual assault, situations involving child-trafficking.

Okay, it took me a little bit to write this review and truly decide if I wanted to write this review, but here it goes. Tim Ballard works for Homeland Security taking down pedophiles and criminals convicted for child pornography. When he’s asked the question, how many kids has he saved. What starts as a hunt to help just one boy that’s been kidnapped and sold into sex-trafficking, he starts a action-packed, dangerous and suspenseful mission to rescue the boy’s sister and others, based on a true story.

I’m not going to sugar coat it, this movie is rough. It’s realistic (which is the truly horrifying part) and will make you pretty sad. So why see it? Hope. This movie took five years to be released because it was believed that no one wanted to see a movie about this. But despite all odds, the heroic story was told and put in theaters. There’s no marketing for the movie (because the studio is too small to afford it) so it’s up to word of mouth to share.

There is hope out there that people like Tim Ballard exist and that awareness about this horrible reality for million of kids increases. It’s sobering and I think we all need that sometimes.

Rating: 4/5

Additional resources:

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/07/sound-of-freedom-child-trafficking-movie