Angel Studios is launching its sudden summer season hit Sound of Freedom in a bunch of worldwide markets following a $100M bow in U.S. theaters.
Written and directed by Alejandro Monteverde (Bella, Little Boy), the pic, which has been broadly embraced by conservative and right-wing commentators, will probably be launched in South Africa from August 18 and Australia and New Zealand from August 24. The movie will hit cinemas within the following territories from August 31: Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Belize, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, and Costa Rica. The movie will obtain subsequent releases within the UK and Ireland from September 1 and Spain from October 11.
Based on a real story, the movie follows a federal agent who, after rescuing a younger boy from ruthless youngster traffickers, learns the boy’s sister continues to be captive and decides to embark on a harmful mission to save lots of her. With time working out, he quits his job and journeys deep into the Colombian jungle, placing his life on the road to free her from a destiny worse than loss of life.
The film was initially developed at Fox International and was then bought again by the filmmakers in the course of the scrimmage of the Disney-Fox merger. Cast options Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ), Mira Sorvino (The Final Cut), Bill Camp (12 Years A Slave), José Zúñiga (American Crime Story), and Eduardo Verástegui (Unplanned), who can be a producer.
Deadline broke the information final week that the movie inched previous $100M on its sixteenth day of launch. The movie has been a present to exhibition and has dynamited the crimson, flyover states, and faith-based viewers crowd, who’ve been intrigued by the anti-child trafficking subject. Angel Studios has crowdfunded the P&A, whereas ticket gross sales have additionally reportedly been crowdfunded by right-wing teams. Producers say the movie has now surpassed $127M in home field workplace.
“Since Sound of Freedom launched in the US, demand has been building around the world in dozens of regions and languages,” stated Jared Geesey, Senior Vice President of Global Distribution for Angel Studios. “Child trafficking is a global issue, and we hope to build on the incredible momentum here in the states and share the film’s powerful message worldwide.”
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