2023-08-09 15:55:00
“Sound of Freedom” has been a much talked regarding movie even before its release due to its strong message once morest child trafficking. For this reason, when it became known that Fabian Marta, one of the investors, was arrested for kidnapping children, a great deal of controversy arose and Eduardo Verástegui, the producer of the film, clarified the situation.
On July 21, Marta was arrested in St. Louis, Missouri and accused of being “an accessory to the kidnapping of children.”
It is worth mentioning that the 51-year-old man donated money for “Sound of Freedom” to see the light of day, as did more than six thousand people, as the creators used the fundraiser to get enough money for its release. following the refusal of various studies such as Disney.
Angel Studios, the film’s distributor, issued a statement clarifying that there was no direct relationship with Fabian Marta. Now it has been the turn of Eduardo Verástegui, the producer of the feature film, to talk regarding this controversy.
Jim Caviezel in a scene from “Sound of Freedom”, a film that talks regarding child trafficking (Photo: Angel Studios)
WHAT DID EDUARDO VERÁSTEGUI SAY ABOUT THE ARREST OF FABIAN MARTA?
Eduardo Verástegui used his social networks to speak directly with his followers and make clear the creators’ relationship with Fabian Marta. After reading the statement from Angel Studios, he added that the money had been earmarked to cover the costs of releasing the film.
During his live broadcast, he implied that the explosion of the news has been to discredit the film: “This film is raising awareness and is creating a movement. They no longer know what to do to attack it. They attacked it before it came out, they attacked it when it was launched, they attacked it the second week, the third week and they continue to attack it. What they don’t know is that they are making it stronger.”
On the other hand, he confessed that he was surprised to read the headlines and thought they were a hoax, since he had never dealt directly with Fabian Marta.
“When I read the news at first I thought it was fake news, because I don’t even know it (…) How am I going to control what more than 6,000 people do? One snuck in. If Jesus with 12 slipped one and it turned out bad. To Jesus who is God, well, in more than 6,000 there is surely more than one who is not behaving well, ”he added.
Despite what many thought, Verástegui assured that the controversy has not harmed them, but on the contrary, they have managed to raise their box office sales. Therefore, he considers that all this has served as “free .”
TECHNICAL DATA SHEET OF “SOUND OF FREEDOM”
Original title: “Sound of Freedom”Director: Alejandro MonteverdeArtistic direction: Sara EscobarProduction: Marlene Rodríguez (Executive Producer), Camilo Buendia, Jim Caviezel, Eduardo Verastegui, John Paul DeJoria, Jaime Hernández, Leo Severino, John Couch (Co-Executive Producer), Juliana Velasquez (Children’s Coach) Production Design: José Escobar, Leo Severino, Paul Gómez Script: Rob Barr, Marlene Rodríguez, Alejandro Monteverde Music: Javier Navarrete Editing: Sara Escobar Set Design: Gorka Gómez Andreu Distribution: 20th Century Studios Home Entertainment Budget: $14,000,000 Gross: $149,376 782Genre: ActionDuration: 131 minutes
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WHAT HAPPENED AT THE END OF “SOUND OF FREEDOM”?
Tim goes following the trail of Katy-Gisselle, the woman who kidnapped Miguel and Rocío. In Colombian lands, the ex-agent makes contact with Vampiro, a former cartel accountant who seeks his redemption by saving children trafficked by organized crime. This is how they get to the criminal’s hideout and manage to save 54 children.
The operation has an impressive result due to the number of minors rescued from the hell of human trafficking. The only bad news for Tim is that Rocío is not among the rescued youngsters. The man, however, does not give up and will go to the last consequences to free Miguel’s sister. LEARN MORE HERE.
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