2023 | PG-13 | 2h 15m | Action, Biography, Drama
As an admitted cinephile and a film reviewer who’s seen thousands of films, I recall only one about child trafficking: 2019’s actioner “Rambo: Last Blood,” starring Sylvester Stallone. But now, there’s a much more powerful and much more realistic film on the topic: the July 4 release, “Sound of Freedom.”
Mexican-born director Alejandro Monteverde’s new movie is based on real events and a real hero. The immensely-talented Jim Caviezel portrays a former agent for the Department of Homeland Security, Tim Ballard. It’s an incisive film that not only entertains but illuminates.
Rocio Aguilar (Cristal Aparicio) held in captivity for the sex-slave trafficking, in “Sound of Freedom.” (Angel Studios)
Child Trafficking
The film begins in Honduras. Rocio Aguilar (Cristal Aparicio) is an 11-year-old girl whose family is so poor that she beats a pair of slippers on a piece of wood instead of using drumsticks and a drum, as she sings a beautiful song….