


Two screenings of the Sound of Freedom at the military's U.S. Southern Command headquarters were canceled.
Despite raking in over a reported $200 million, the film, which features a heavy Christian narrative, has been subjected to efforts to delegitimize it as extremist propaganda linked to QAnon.
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Critics echoing such a narrative have suggested that a screening of the film at SOUTHCOM headquarters would infringe on the military's apolitical nature and toe the line on the separation between church and state, according to a report.
"What is the idea and the ideology behind putting this on a military installation? Is this some form of indoctrination into an ideology of extremism?" Sunnetta Slaughter, a human trafficking and exploitation consultant, asked.
Initially, the screenings were supposed to air on Aug. 28 and Oct. 19, according to promotional material from U.S. Army Garrison-Miami manager Joanne B. Fitzgerald, the report noted.
Alejandro Monteverde's Sound of Freedom was to be shown "in support of SOUTHCOM's mission to promote respect for human rights and combating trafficking in persons in Central and South America and the Caribbean," according to the promotional material.
"The showing of this film does not imply or constitute endorsement by the U.S. Army nor SOUTHCOM."
Following the announcement that the screenings had been canned, SOUTHCOM said the action had been taken to "prevent the appearance of copyright infringement."
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However, SOUTHCOM promoted the film's showings at local theaters for those still interested in it, according to the report.
"The movie's central theme and its connection to SOUTHCOM's AOR and our Human Rights Office (HRO) Combating Trafficking in Persons (CTIP) program are inescapable and will serve to raise awareness of the prevalence of trafficking in human persons and sexual abuse and exploitation within our area of responsibility," SOUTHCOM said.