History Film / SoundOfFreedom

It tells the story of Operation Underground Railroad founder Timothy Ballard (Caviezel), who sets off on a mission to rescue a pair of Honduran siblings from the underworld of sex trafficking. Ballard, disgusted by having to watch videos of children being sexually assaulted as part of his job with the Department of Homeland Security, and frustrated at only being able to arrest the pedophiles who consumed pornographic content and not actually rescuing the children themselves, decides to take matters into his own hands to rescue one little boy named Miguel. He poses as a secret pedophile to gain the trust of a recent suspect, convincing the perp to have the boy shipped up for Ballard's "indulgence." Upon confirming that the child is on his way, Ballard arrests the pedo and then intercepts the boy and his trafficker at the San Ysidro-Mexico border crossing checkpoint.

** Subverted with Ernst Oshinsky. He's a massive purveyor of child pornography, but he tells Ballard that he nevers acts on his fantasies. However, his ability to buy Ballard a weekend with young Miguel implies he most definitely ''does''.

* HateSink: ''Any'' of the pedophiles and traffickers qualify (as they are disgusting pieces of work who exploit children for their own selfish desires), but special mention goes to [[BigBad Giselle]] (the human trafficker posing as a talent agent), [[StarterVillain Earl Buchanan]] (Miguel's buyer exploiting him for child pornography), [[FinalBoss "The Scorpion"]] (Rocío's buyer who is arguably the vilest of Giselle's customers), and the drunk white man who sexually abuses Rocío behind the curtains.

* TheMole: It's probably the only way Tim Ballard (and co.) can gather information, infiltrate the traffickers' operations, and save the kids.

* LaserGuidedAesop: Averted in-universe. Ballard quotes Luke 17:2 to Ernst. It goes completely over Ernst's head and Ballard has to formally arrest him for him to realize he's been had.

!!''Sound of Freedom'' provides examples of:

!!''This film provides examples of the following tropes'':

* InvasionOfTheBabySnatchers: To be expected from a movie where children are kidnapped and sold into sex slavery

* NumberTwo: Vampiro is Tim's biggest and staunchest supporter in bringing the child traffickers down and saving their victims. Being a native who has more knowledge to the lay of the land and its criminal underbelly, his help proves indispensable to the cause.

''Sound of Freedom'' is a 2023-released American action thriller film directed and co-written by Alejandro Monteverde. It stars Creator/JimCaviezel, Creator/MiraSorvino and Bill Camp.

* ShooOuttheClowns: While Vampiro isn't entirely a comical character, his sense of humor and coaching of Ballard on how to get into Giselle's good graces make up most of the movie's levity. So when our heroes have to head into FARC territory during the climax to rescue Rocio, Vampiro isn't allowed to go along, forcing Tim to continue alone.

The film was completed and ready for release in 2019, but studios [[TheShelfOfMovieLanguishment repeatedly refused to distribute it]], until Angel Studios agreed to release the film for a limited run in theaters. It was eventually released on July 4, 2023.