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When Hollywood produces a film about Italian-Americans, it usually is of a certain vintage, and the purveyors of such art are usually their descendants. In a change of pace, enter the talented duo of director Alejandro Monteverde and screenwriter Rod Barr, who collaborated last year on the highly acclaimed Sound of Freedom, one of the most successful independent films ever. That’s a feat difficult to match, let alone top, but their film Cabrini is poised to do just that, opening in over 3,000 theaters nationwide next week. When Barr was pitched by the film’s producers to write the screenplay of...

Sound of Freedom on Amazon Prime -- Jim Caviezel

Fabian Marta, a man who had contributed to the well-known anti-child sex trafficking film Sound of Freedom, has officially had previously filed charges of child kidnapping dropped against him. A St. Louis grand jury, as well as the state of Missouri, found no evidence that a crime had been committed. https:/twitter.com/FabianMarta/status/1706400467633270966?s=20 "Now comes the State of Missouri and enters a memorandum of Nolle Prosequi in the above-styled cause for the reason that this matter has been presented to the St. Louis Circuit Court Grand Jury and the State has insufficient evidence to obtain a conviction," reads a memorandum on the...

Tim Ballard, the real-life inspiration behind the hit film “Sound of Freedom,” is facing serious allegations of sexual misconduct.Ballard, who was portrayed by actor Jim Caviezel in the movie, founded the non-profit organization Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.) in 2013. The organization’s mission is to rescue children from human trafficking. However, Ballard’s reputation as a hero is now under scrutiny as he faces accusations from seven women. Ballard, a former CIA agent from Utah, is accused of pressuring women into compromising situations during missions.

Here we go. Sound of Freedom hero Tim Ballard’s June resignation/removal from Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) was due to claims of sexual misconduct. Ballard recently said he is considering a run for Mitt Romney’s senate seat after the Utah RINO announced his retirement. According to VICE News, at least 7 women have accused Ballard of sexual misconduct. Operation Underground Railroad told VICE News that Tim Ballard resigned on June 22, 2023. “He has permanently separated from O.U.R.”

Tim Ballard’s exit from Operation Underground Railroad earlier this year followed an investigation into claims of sexual misconduct involving seven women, according to sources with direct knowledge of the organization. Sources familiar with the situation said that the self-styled anti-slavery activist, who appears to be preparing for a Senate run, invited women to act as his “wife” on undercover overseas missions ostensibly aimed at rescuing victims of sex trafficking. He would then allegedly coerce those women into sharing a bed or showering together, claiming that it was necessary to fool traffickers. Ballard, who was played by Jim Caviezel in the...

Tim Ballard, the former Homeland Security agent whose experience rescuing child sex trafficking victims inspired the film "Sound of Freedom," accused the U.S. government of helping to facilitate cartel-led child trafficking rings in the United States by releasing young migrants who crossed the southern border into their care. "It is shameful that I have to say this, but I spent 12 years working for the U.S. government to rescue children. Now, thanks to these policies, I have to rescue children from the U.S. Government," Ballard said Tuesday on "The Story." "This is dangerous," he warned. "This is a crisis." Moments...

Two showings of the summer’s sleeper hit “Sound of Freedom” were planned and then canceled by the US Southern Command.According to the Military Times, critics of the anti-child sex trafficking film have questioned whether SOUTHCOM’s leadership is following a policy that requires troops to remain apolitical at work.

Critics, like filmmakers, know all about negative feedback.For every director who hears, “you stink!” there’s a critic who gets similarly attacked. It comes with the territory.This critic spent days reading the negative Twitter reactions to his “Barbie” film review, much of it written before the film opened. How did they know the review was “wrong” when they hadn’t seen the movie in question?It didn’t matter. “Barbie” was a cultural event with or without the actual film. The marketing team made sure of that. And then it became something else.A culture war totem, like a COVID-19 mask or Ukraine flag pin.And,...

The liberal media won’t be happy with NFL quarterback “Tua” Tagovailoa of the Miami Dolphins who took a bold stance against sex trafficking in support of the popular film “Sound of Freedom.” The film is a true-life story about child sex trafficking and modern-day child slavery. With a smaller film budget of $14.5 million, the film has earned at least $174 million in the US alone at the time of this report. Left-leaning outlets like the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, and CNN have criticized “Sound of Freedom” and its star actor Jim Caviezel for allegedly having ties to QAnon conspiracy...

Director Alejandro Monteverde explained why it took so long for Sound of Freedom to be released. The filmmaker behind this year’s surprise hit Sound of Freedom, Alejandro Monteverde, has offered us some insight into why Disney decided to shelve the movie following their acquisition of 20th Century Fox. Speaking exclusively with MovieWeb, the talented Alejandro Monteverde laid out the timeline and the reasons why it has taken a while for audiences to see the action-drama on the big screen. "I think what happened was the following. You know, when Disney bought Fox, imagine all the content that there was to...

(Photo by Alexandra Gorn on Unsplash) It’s shocking, though in no way overstated, to conclude that Americans today are living through a time of total spiritual warfare, when virtually all of the most contentious and consequential issues are neither political, ideological nor psychological. They are flat-out spiritual – good versus evil. There’s the early sexualization of innocent children in the nation’s public schools. And the mass-hysteria transgender craze that seduces mentally fragile teenagers into undergoing mutilating and irreversible surgeries. And the love affair with killing human babies in their mother’s womb. And the massive foreign invasion of America, purposefully engineered...

The director of of the box-office hit Sound of Freedom said there is interest in a potential sequel, which he said would focus on Haiti. In an interview with Variety, Sound of Freedom writer-director Alejandro Monteverde also blasted he mainstream news media for trying to smear the anti-child trafficking drama and its creative team. Monteverde spoke about a potential sequel to the movie, which has surpassed the latest Indiana Jones and Mission: Impossible movies at the domestic box office. “There’s definitely a lot of interest to exploring [the subject] a little deeper, because this is just the tip of the...

Tim is joined by former President of the United States of America, Donald J Trump, to discuss Sound of Freedom and how together, they can put policies in place that will eradicate human trafficking!

Days after one of the over 6,600 investors who helped crowdfund the box office hit “Sound of Freedom” was arrested on kidnapping charges, the studio behind the film is clarifying its fundraising policy.Fabian Marta, 51, of Missouri, was arrested by St. Louis police on July 21 and charged with felony child kidnapping. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.According to a report from a local CBS affiliate, Marta allegedly “helped somebody who had unlawfully taken her children and interfered with the return of the two children to their lawful parent by refusing to allow police access to...

Tim is joined by former President of the United States of America, Donald J Trump, to discuss Sound of Freedom and how together, they can put policies in place that will eradicate human trafficking! See video at link.

During a conversation with a family member giving to making those Pointed Remarks about various "injustices," the topic of illegal immigration was touched upon briefly. It occurred to me that I could invite this person to see Sound of Freedom and then point out the amount of child sex and labor slavery occurring with illegal immigration. Thanks so much!

First I've heard of this!☹️

As someone who has dealt with the back end of trafficking, namely the people who make it to the United States and are able to somehow find a lawyer to help them seek asylum and protection, I can confirm that many of the scenes depicted in “Sound of Freedom” echo what people have told me in the past about how they made their way to the U.S. So many of these people, both old clients and acquaintances, have talked about the subterfuge used to lure people into the sex trades, the random violence and brutality of the human traffickers, and...

Dwayne Johnson throws major shade at Mel Gibson for spilling some deepest secrets in 'Sound of Freedom'! Stay tuned to find out what's got Hollywood in a buzz!