US conservative hit Sound of Freedom to be shown in Australian cinemas

Jim Caviezel, who stars in the movie Sound of Freedom, has previously pushed claims of the QAnon conspiracy theory. Photograph: Angel Studios

The “QAnon adjacent” film Sound of Freedom will be shown in several Australian cinemas in August, with the Mel Gibson co-owned chain Dendy among those saying it would screen the movie, citing “overwhelming demand”.

Sound of Freedom is based on the true story of Tim Ballard, a former homeland security department agent who tried to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia. Ballard is played by Jim Caviezel, who played Jesus Christ in Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ.