Sentences with phrase «apart by violence»

From the book jacket: As his country was being torn apart by violence during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina refused to bow to the madness that surrounded him.

As his country was being torn apart by violence during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina — the «Oskar Schindler of Africa» — refused to bow to the madness that surrounded him.

The riveting life story of hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina who, as his country was being torn apart by violence during the Rwandan genocide of 1994, sheltered more than 12,000 members of the Tutsi clan and Hutu moderates, while homicidal mobs raged outside with machetes.

All too often, we hear stories of hate crimes and communities being torn apart by violence.

Set against a backdrop of London torn apart by violence, the film follows one of the champions of Earth's survival: Theo (Academy Award nominee Clive Owen), a disillusioned ex-activist turned bureaucrat, who faces his own demons and must protect the planet's last remaining hope for a future generation.

Not exact matches

As Confederate statues and memorials are being removed across the U.S. following the violence at a weekend rally by white nationalists in Charlottesville, Va., President Donald Trump took to Twitter Thursday morning to complain about the actions, calling it «sad» and saying the «culture of our great country [is] being ripped apart.»

In other places, we have seen governments stand by while sectarian violence inflamed by religious animosities tears communities apart.»

It was really eye opening for me — simple insights like the fact that the first wound most men receive in being circumcised is an intentional act of violence commanded by God — the goal of which is to place his mark upon us, reminding us that we are set apart and specially chosen by him.

That's certainly the attitude on Body Count's forthcoming LP, Bloodlust, a thrash - metal take on a nation torn apart by political tension, inequality, corruption, and violence.

But even apart from the ethics of the Millbank violence - and it was simply a matter of luck that nobody, a policeman or student, was killed by the fire extinguisher being chucked - I am not convinced by the argument that violence has achieved positive outcomes in Britain and that other forms of political activity have not.

Django Unchained, Tarantino's deliriously kicky and shameless (and also overly long and scattershot) racial - exploitation epic, is set in the slave days, and among other things, it's a low - down orgy of flamboyant cruelty and violence: whippings, a scene in which a man gets torn apart by dogs, plus the most promiscuous use of the N - word ever heard in a mainstream movie.

Following a botched robbery in 1906, in which John Marston was wounded and left for dead by the other gang members, Dutch's increasing violence pushed the members apart until the group was disbanded.

That troubling newspaper headline appears mere seconds into «Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,» a movie about a world being steadily torn apart by panic, violence, xenophobia and political revolt — you know, a fantasy.

Divided into three parts, it kicks into gear with part two, at roughly the halfway point; it also should have ended there, as part three (by far the shortest, thankfully) extends the narrative to no clear purpose apart from allowing Park to toss in some gratuitous, Oldboy - style violence.

The Wrestler Starring Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood Directed by Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream) Rated R for violence, sexuality / nudity, language and some drug use Appropriate for ages 18 + Mickey Rourke is Randy «the Ram» Robinson, a popular professional wrestler from the 80s that is still trying eek out a living in the ring, despite the fact that his life, his career, and his body have fallen apart.

Indeed, seeing all three in quick succession can make it tricky to tell the films apart — a fact which made the relief of witnessing the lurid violence of Takashi Miike's vampire - gangster film Yakuza Apocalypse in the Quinzaine all the more welcome (Miike's work being the generic flipside to the national cinema developed by his compatriots).

A Serious Man (R for profanity, sexuality, nudity and brief violence) Semi-autobiographical comedy set in Minnesota in 1967, written and directed by the Coen Brothers, about a college professor (Michael Stuhlbarg) whose life falls apart when he is left by his wife (Sari Lennick) for one of his colleagues (Fred Melamed).

The resulting documentary provides an intimate look at a family torn apart by racism and violence.

Zack finds himself in a country teetering on the edge of anarchy, wracked by tribal and sectarian violence, but even he is surprised by how quickly things come apart.

Another aspect that sets Battletoads Arcade apart from its predecessors is that, being self - published by Rare onto arcade cabinets as opposed to another company's home consoles, the game gets away with a lot more violence and gross - out humor.

By interviewing the same young men eight years apart, the videos make clear the tragic long - term consequences of violence and paternal neglect.