What’s the Deal With the Controversial Box-Office Hit ‘Sound of Freedom’?

Summer blockbusters usually tend to announce themselves well in advance—consider Barbie, Greta Gerwig’s feverishly anticipated feature-length Mattel commercial, or the latest Mission: Impossible, which has been pitching itself for months on the strength of Tom Cruise’s insane stunts.

So it’s a marvel that Sound of Freedom, a partially crowdfunded religious drama starring Jim Caviezel, has become a box office sensation this month. The film has raked in over $40 million since its July 4 release, including $19.7 million last weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. That makes it the third most-popular movie in the country, behind Insidious: The Red Door, which debuted with $33 million, and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, which made $27.4 million in its second weekend.

So what is this unlikely summer blockbuster—and why is it now the subject of so much controversy? Let’s dig into it.

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