Forget Barbenheimer – Sound of Freedom is the biggest box office triumph of 2023
The Trump-backed thriller about a Mormon battling child abductors is an improbable smash in the US. Will the UK embrace it too?
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The Trump-backed thriller about a Mormon battling child abductors is an improbable smash in the US. Will the UK embrace it too?
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