(Audubon, Iowa) [UPDATED] – The Rose Theater in Audubon will offer an extended show time for the movie “Sound of Freedom.” Rose Theater Board Member Linda Bloome said the interest shown in the movie was “Very, very overwhelming.”

She said she and her crew worked during the showing on Sunday.

The movie deals with the subject of sex trafficking.

The Sound of Freedom is a 2023 American action film starring Jim Caviezel, Mira Sorvino, and Bill Camp. It’s about former government agent Bill Ballard, who embarks on a mission to rescue children from sex traffickers in Colombia. The plot centers around Ballard’s Operation Underground Railroad, a non-profit, anti-sex trafficking organization.The film is rate PG-13. It was released on July 4^th.

An anonymous donor paid for the weekend tickets, and that spirit of local philanthropy was paid forward, allowing another showing of the movie.

The show can be viewed this Wednesday, August 2nd, at 7-p.m. And once again, there is NO charge to see the movie, thanks to donors. While this movie and others over the past years, have led to a resurgence of persons coming to the Rose, there was a time when it wasn’t as popular.

Linda Bloome said the effort was definitely a “Labor of love,” supported by the community. The first movie shown in the renovated theater was in June, 2018. She said the popularity of the theater has been “amazing.” She says since the Atlantic Atlas Theater closed last December, Cass County residents have traveled to Audubon to see movies, which Bloome says has been “heartwarming.”

The Rose is entirely run by volunteers. Normal admission for each movie just four-dollars. Bloome notes admission fees (for all movies except the Wednesday show), are cash-only. The use of volunteers and absence of credit card fees , she says, helps to keep down the cost of admission.