It's a drama about Tim Ballard, a former U. S. federal agent who rescues children from sex traffickers. It's set in about 2014 in California, Honduras, Mexico, and Colombia.
The film opens when a poor father in Honduras, Roberto (José Zúniga), discovers his son, Miguel (Lucás Ávila), and daughter, Rocio (Cristal Aparicio), have been kidnapped by sex traffickers after being enticed by an attractive young woman (Yessica Borroto Perryman) who promises them roles in the entertainment business.
The film then shifts to Tim Ballard (Jim Caviezel), an agent for Homeland Security who has investigated child pornography for 12 years. We see him con a pedophile and rescue Miguel and arrest several other perpetrators. The film then follows Ballard's efforts to rescue Rocio. These efforts include a massive sting operation assisted by Colombian police and a former drug cartel employee named Vampiro (Bill Camp). Eventually, the search for Rocio leads Ballard into the jungles of Colombia in a territory outside of government control. There is an appropriate climax.
"Sound of Freedom" tackles an important and difficult topic. At some levels, it's a laudable effort, but unfortunately, the film is more about making Jim Ballard a heroic Lone Ranger than it is about sex trafficking. Caviezel's depiction is mostly one-dimensional; Bill Camp is the most nuanced and interesting character. Lucás Ávila and Cristal Aparicio. Are excellent. Most of the villains are stereotyped and very easy to spot. As near as I can tell, Mira Sorvino as Ballard's wife was included to add name recognition to the credits. The film's language (there is no swearing) caters to a church-friendly audience. The jungle rescue scene is unrealistic and totally fictional.
Caviezel adds an unfortunate promotional message at the end encouraging viewers to pay forward tickets to the film, and compares "Sound of Freedom" to Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Although "Sound of Freedom" engaged me, I would say that "Taxi Driver" makes a stronger statement about sex trafficking than this film does.
The film opens when a poor father in Honduras, Roberto (José Zúniga), discovers his son, Miguel (Lucás Ávila), and daughter, Rocio (Cristal Aparicio), have been kidnapped by sex traffickers after being enticed by an attractive young woman (Yessica Borroto Perryman) who promises them roles in the entertainment business.
The film then shifts to Tim Ballard (Jim Caviezel), an agent for Homeland Security who has investigated child pornography for 12 years. We see him con a pedophile and rescue Miguel and arrest several other perpetrators. The film then follows Ballard's efforts to rescue Rocio. These efforts include a massive sting operation assisted by Colombian police and a former drug cartel employee named Vampiro (Bill Camp). Eventually, the search for Rocio leads Ballard into the jungles of Colombia in a territory outside of government control. There is an appropriate climax.
"Sound of Freedom" tackles an important and difficult topic. At some levels, it's a laudable effort, but unfortunately, the film is more about making Jim Ballard a heroic Lone Ranger than it is about sex trafficking. Caviezel's depiction is mostly one-dimensional; Bill Camp is the most nuanced and interesting character. Lucás Ávila and Cristal Aparicio. Are excellent. Most of the villains are stereotyped and very easy to spot. As near as I can tell, Mira Sorvino as Ballard's wife was included to add name recognition to the credits. The film's language (there is no swearing) caters to a church-friendly audience. The jungle rescue scene is unrealistic and totally fictional.
Caviezel adds an unfortunate promotional message at the end encouraging viewers to pay forward tickets to the film, and compares "Sound of Freedom" to Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin."
Although "Sound of Freedom" engaged me, I would say that "Taxi Driver" makes a stronger statement about sex trafficking than this film does.