Over the next few days, interviews revealed the 'nurse' had made regular appearances on the ward but had gone undetected. The tunnel was created to allow swift access for those in labour. It was quickly presumed that the woman had deliberately taken the child after faking her own pregnancy, which was supported by the discovery of a pillow in an access tunnel under the hospital. Police were alerted to the disappearance of Zephany, sparking a hunt for the woman involved and the newborn baby. When she awoke, both the 'nurse' and the baby were gone. While in recovery from the operation, Celeste remembers a woman in a nurse's uniform tending to her child before she fell asleep next to her newborn daughter. She was born via cesarean section at Grote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The film could’ve been great, but was just good.Zephany Nurse was born to Celeste and Morne Nurse on April 28, 1997. It’s an important message, but I can honestly say that I was bored out of my mind for about a quarter of the movie, which felt like half. I’m feeling a solid 6/10 for Sound of Freedom.

Tim Ballard has been accused of many things including fabricating this entire story, and seems like a general dirtbag, but Sound of Freedom ended up being a classic case of separating art from the artist. The movie tried to be funny a little too often and rarely was, the pacing was god-awful, and, despite what Caviezel says in the special message at the end, does seem to be telling Ballard’s hero tale.īut the saving grace of Sound of Freedom is that, while many key players in the production of this film are openly supportive of QAnon or QAnon conspiracy theories, this support didn’t bluntly seep into the messaging of the final product. Furthermore, the message, while not in any way groundbreaking, will turn a lot of reactionary boomers onto the $150B business of child trafficking, as was apparent by the packed crowd of my theatre. There’s still a lot to love here though: The children’s performances are surprisingly spectacular and effective, especially that of Lucás Ávila, the boy who plays Miguel. Now, I understand that this film is based on a true story, and this just means that my criticism is that the film’s plot should’ve been paced differently, not that this “4th act” should’ve been excluded.

This 4th act was engaging at moments, but mostly felt like a B-story or a pitched sequel’s rushed plot. By what I’d suspect was 1h25 into the film, I’d thought we were wrapping up, just for a surprise 4th act. No, instead, my major issue with Sound of Freedom is that the story is just not incredibly engaging. If that was your main takeaway from a movie about child trafficking that includes sprinkles of Christianity, you may want to reconsider your moral framework. This film, despite what many are saying, is in no way overtly right-wing in its messaging.

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