“This is a very important film and a very important documentary, all in one film that addresses a topic that needs to be debated.” Normally, in the long emails he sends to his supporters in his inimitable style, Donald Trump talks mainly about himself, his candidacy or even himself as a candidate. But on this day in the summer of 2023, the former president urgently wants to recommend a film to his fans. And not just any film: Sound of freedom (SoF), by Alejandro Monteverde.
This choice is anything but innocent. Filmed in 2018, with a budget of 15 million dollars, this B-series thriller was discarded by its production company, Fox, after its acquisition by Disney: those in charge were clearly not convinced by the quality of the artistic production. But, five years later, SoF It is bought by Angel Studios, a Christian film specialist based in Utah, a state populated by 65% Mormons, which is committed to distributing it on screens.
The film, presented as an independent production and which had to fight against Hollywood to be released in theaters, quickly found its audience and its success even exceeded all expectations. When it is released on July 4, 2023, a national holiday, SoF does it better than a fifth ofIndiana Jones and continues to the last Mission: ImpossibleTo date, IMDB estimates its worldwide box office at $250 million.
Hints of “Pizzagate”
The success of SoF It is due to a carefully maintained confusion between reality and fiction. In his message, Donald Trump calls it a “documentary.” The film aims to bring to the screen the exploits of a very real man named Tim Ballard. A Mormon, a former federal agent, he founded and led Operation Underground Railroad (OUR) until 2023., a paramilitary organization that supposedly fights against child trafficking and pedophile networks.
The name OUR refers to the history of the fight against slavery and to the clandestine network created by abolitionists to help fugitive slaves obtain their freedom. These networks reached their peak in the years before the Civil War (1861-1865) and are believed to have allowed between 30,000 and 100,000 fugitives to be exfiltrated, according to historians’ estimates. However, for Christian activists of all stripes mobilized behind Trump, the phenomenon of pedophilia is the modern equivalent of slavery in the 19th century.my century. It is her second sacred cause, after the fight against abortion.
You have 80.13% of this article left to read. The rest is reserved for subscribers.
