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“We are making history tonight,” McCarthy said at the event. “The film that we are showing on Capitol Hill today addresses issues that are so urgent and important to which we must all commit ourselves.”
Mexican actor and film producer Eduardo Verástegui was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 25, to show his new film “Sound of Freedom” and call for bipartisan congressional action to account for tens of thousands of children and teens who entered the U.S. and remain unaccounted for, citing fears that they may be trapped in human trafficking.
“Sound of Freedom,” directed by Alejando Monteverde, stars Jim Caviezel and tells the fictionalized story of Tim Ballard — a real-life former U.S. federal agent who quit his job to rescue children from international sex trafficking — who goes undercover to save a young girl from drug dealers and traffickers in the jungles of Colombia.
Actor and producer of “Sound of Freedom” Eduardo Verastegui speaks at a screening of the movie on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 25, 2023. Actor Jim Caviezel is in the foreground. Credit: Martin Barillas/CNA
In real life, Ballard later founded Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), which has reportedly rescued thousands of children around the world from trafficking.
Since its release on July 4, the film has made more than $127 million in box office receipts and even bested the latest “Indiana Jones” film. Production costs for the PG-13 film totaled about $14.5 million, largely paid by Mexican investors.
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Mexican actor and film producer Eduardo Verástegui was on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, July 25, to show his new film “Sound of Freedom” and call for bipartisan congressional action to account for tens of thousands of children and teens who entered the U.S. and remain unaccounted for, citing fears that they may be trapped in human trafficking.
“Sound of Freedom,” directed by Alejando Monteverde, stars Jim Caviezel and tells the fictionalized story of Tim Ballard — a real-life former U.S. federal agent who quit his job to rescue children from international sex trafficking — who goes undercover to save a young girl from drug dealers and traffickers in the jungles of Colombia.
Actor and producer of “Sound of Freedom” Eduardo Verastegui speaks at a screening of the movie on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., July 25, 2023. Actor Jim Caviezel is in the foreground. Credit: Martin Barillas/CNA
In real life, Ballard later founded Operation Underground Railroad (O.U.R.), which has reportedly rescued thousands of children around the world from trafficking.
Since its release on July 4, the film has made more than $127 million in box office receipts and even bested the latest “Indiana Jones” film. Production costs for the PG-13 film totaled about $14.5 million, largely paid by Mexican investors.
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‘Sound of Freedom’ Screening on Capitol Hill Sparks Call to Track Missing Children in U.S.
“We are making history tonight,” McCarthy said at the event. “The film that we are showing on Capitol Hill today addresses issues that are so urgent and important to which we must all commit ourselves.”
