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U.S. Southern Command, or SOUTHCOM, has canceled two planned showings of the Christian thriller “Sound of Freedom” at its headquarters in Doral, Fla., the command confirmed Wednesday.
The summer’s surprise box office hit about a former federal agent rescuing children from sex trafficking has earned nearly $182 million in the U.S. and Canada since its July 4 release.
But the movie has garnered negative headlines after its lead actor, Jim Caviezel, publicly linked the film’s anti-exploitation plotline to unproven Q-Anon theories.
That has placed the movie squarely amid America’s culture wars, one that SOUTHCOM seemingly is looking to stay out of by canceling the screenings.
The free screenings, originally planned for Aug. 28 and Oct. 19, were canceled after Military Times inquired about the event, according to the outlet. Critics have also questioned the showing of a political-leaning and heavily Christian faith-based movie on a federal base — especially as troops are required to remain apolitical at work.
In a statement to The Hill, SOUTHCOM said the screenings were canceled after a review of “applicable laws and regulations governing the use of materials subject to copyright and intellectual property laws for official or recreational purposes.”
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