Sentences with phrase «brutal acts of»

These breaches in the construct of Soleimani's characters serves to expose the bodies of those in power to symbolic acts of violence as well as subvert their traditional displays of masculinity and authority; at the same time, it reveals the bodies of those that might suffer at the hands of men in power as they accrue wealth through brutal acts of exploitation against humanity and the earth.

At the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, The Tribe won the Critics» Week Grand Prize; however, viewers should be prepared for a difficult watch — not so much in determining what's going on, but in the film's controversial depictions of teens having explicit sex and committing brutal acts of violence.

As Europe ramped up security for the holiday just days after the truck attack that left 12 dead at a Berlin Christmas market, the leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics said he hoped for «peace to those who have lost a person dear to them as a result of brutal acts of terrorism».

«For decades nurses and others serving the needs of their patients have had to endure brutal acts of violence in the work place.

But even as most Muslims reject ISIS, it can not be denied that the extremists use faith to justify their brutal acts of war.

The project is under attack by a Jewish group that terms it «a throwback to Germany under Hitler,» recalling the «buy Christian» campaigns that started in Germany in the 1930s, and that resulted in a widespread refusal to trade with Jewish merchants in the years preceding the Third Reich's more brutal acts of anti-Semitism.

@LinCA: then i guess it's convenient the quote wasn't «It is a brutal act of violence on a mother performed as a walk - in surgery.»

It is a brutal act of violence on a mother.

He also told hacks how David Cameron had announced his resignation «in a brutal act of one upmanship» the same night as his book launch.

A brutal act of betrayal turns her pure heart to stone, and a curse on an infant becomes the act of ultimate revenge.

In David, a man re-tells the story of losing his arm in a brutal act of random violence while concurrently re-generating his phantom limb through exercises performed in front of a mirror.

Not exact matches

It clerly used the word MURDER Such word has been used regarding the killing of Bin laden, with the excuse that because, it is true that he was instrumental in the brutal and inhumane killing of inocent people at the TOWERS, however we must not act in the same way or use the same words that such criminal terrorist use, or we should not act similar as they acted, if we don't want to be looked as wild uncivilized people as they are.

The acts that the kkk are responsible for are some of the most brutal killings in this country.

In her words:»... every act of cruelty, no matter how brutal and shocking, has traceable antecedents in its perpetrator's past.»

However, in so far as there is truth in the contention that our brutal, heartless acts are the result of conditioning, it simply underscores God's primal responsibility in creating such a situation.

Measure 9, however, engulfed the entire state in a bitter and brutal political battle that galvanized both sides, divided communities, unleashed anti-LGBT harassment and acts of violence, and finally ended with the measure falling to defeat, 56.5 percent to 43.5 percent.

Solomon's first official acts are the expulsion of Abiathar and the brutal, unwarranted execution of Joab and Shimei.

Next, a distinction was made between violence and force: The state is invested with force; it is an organism instituted and ordained by God, and remains such even when it is unjust; even its harshest acts are not the same thing as the angry or brutal deed of the individual.

Our damning evidence of brutal greyhound racing cruelty prompts NSW & ACT governments to make the historic announcement to ban the cruel «sport»!

The Chibok abduction sparked international outrage and became the most infamous act by the Islamist Boko Haram group which has killed 20,000 people and uprooted at least 2 million in a brutal eight - year campaign that shows no sign of ending.

The Department of Investigation assisted with the matter, and DOI Commissioner Mark Peters said in a statement that Friday's sentencing represented «a measure of justice for the brutal acts perpetrated by former correction employees, including high - ranking officials.»

This act of self - sacrifice sparked an uprising in the Arab world which has brought down autocrats who had rules for decades, but has also seen brutal repression of peaceful protesters.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today announced he is introducing new legislation, the «Knockout Assault Deterrent Act», to protect innocent bystanders from being victimized by the so - called «Knockout Game» — a brutal new trend whereby gangs of youths target unsuspecting people and sucker - punch them in an attempt to make them unconscious — in some cases causing serious injury and even death.

To have committed these brutal murders in a house of worship is appalling and I, along with all people of conscience, denounce these horrendous acts.

The statement read in part, «IPOB wishes to draw the attention of the world to the brutal murder of one IPOB family member at Ekwulobia, Anambra State by police officers acting on the orders of the Inspector - General of Police.

Captain Mahama's brutal murder has brought dark clouds across the country with some calling for a speedy prosecution of those found guilty of the barbaric act.

Criminal acts and scenes of brutal violence spoil the effect of «Barnyard» as an animated movie for tots.

PanEm's president Coriolanus Snow (Donald Sutherland), a brutal dictator with a cultured intellectual outward persona, is not pleased with the pair, due to an act of defiance in the Games arena.

Even when directors like Meir Zarchi claim that their brutal works were actually feminist critiques, it's an assertion that rings false, due to his camera lingering on the acts of sexual violence like a porn director's would a salacious fuck scene.

While not offering much in terms of player influence, the story of Sleeping Dogs is strong, supported by excellent voice acting and brutal plot twists.

With that said, you don't go to a movie like «The Equalizer» for the story or the acting, and Fuqua is well aware of this, populating the film with some excellent action sequences and unexpected moments of brutal violence on both sides.

Tyrannosaur (Paddy Considine, 2011) * Tyrannosaur is a work of unnerving intensity and brutal realism, yet, in spite of its intermittent violent acts, it is a surprisingly quiet film that has moments of warmth and humor.

Fortunately the slick filmmaking and charismatic acting hold our attention, adding a hint of sophistication to the bluntly brutal story.

In this brutal, surreal sequel to The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer revisits the mass ecutions of «Communists» in Indonesia, this time through tense interviews between an eye doctor (the brother of a victim) and his brother's killers.

But in the same way I find Rodriguez» and Miller's need to overcompensate for truly original storytelling with even more sexually explicit imagery and brutal violence an act of desperation (watch for an amusing cameo from All - State insurance guy Dennis Haysbert as Manute... and what happens to his poor eyeball), I view the mass amount of negativity heaped upon this release similarly desperate.

As Gitai's most widely screened film, Kadosh won both admiration and sharp criticism — the criticism predictably coming from the Orthodox community, which disputed the film's portrayal of Orthodox men acting with brutal lack of feeling toward their wives.

The dancers act out their fantasies, compulsions and desires, creating a classic Bausch tapestry of brutal black comedy and whimsical beauty.

A mess of a film this one.Plot lines confused and blurred.It seems to have been made up as they filmed.All the American cliques are there.Ugly brutal men in a one horse town, yet the place is full of emotionally wounded gorgeous women.The men are macho and the women inconsequential.The acting is rather uneven, veering from impressive, going down to Benny Hill.This is Cages best role thus far, but his normal low standards means his acting is still below par.The plots descends into a quagmire of nuttiness and by the end is daft romantic nonsense.A tighter script was needed, the director needed to be replaced to stop the film's plot wandering off in all directions and finally someone with greater gravitas was needed to take on Nicholas Cage's part...

Homophobia and repression become demonic forces that destroy sanity and cause acts of brutal violence.

In an act of tribute to a dark deity, Holloway strangled her young daughter Nora a brutal murder that gave life to this creature, represented by the hands which cover Asphyxias body and choke her neck.

But an act of god occurs, and what transpires is a harrowing nose dive that culminates in a brutal crash.

And what interesting timing for the Funny Games US DVD to act as a primer for on - screen mayhem of The Dark Knight and what it means for families to bring their children to such casual and brutal murder.

Forget the controversy surrounding the brutal violence, The Killer Inside Me is a well - acted, thought provoking film noir impressively told from the twisted point of view of a serial killer.

In Mean Creek, a slug crawls across cold flesh in a quiet, crepuscular moment; a snail (similar / different) is punished an instant later by a clear - eyed little girl, completing her exile from Paradise in a stroke remarkably brutal not necessarily for the act, but for the freshness of the stain on the perpetrator.

From this whipsmart opening, Whedon builds to a brutal second act that mercilessly piles on the hurt, with each character — even Scarlett — given some really bad business to deal with in an extended mid-air action sequence of such sustained and wrung - out tension that it has the unintended effect of rendering the final showdown just a little limp by comparison.

And when this trio comes together in the third act of the film, an entirely believable yet unbelievably brutal and cruel series of events unfolds.

His next film, Green Room, follows a group of young punk rockers who find themselves fighting for their lives in a secluded venue against a group of white power skinheads after they witness an act of brutal violence by the skinheads.

repeatedly makes explicit the connection between a random act of brutal violence and the process of pledging for a college fraternity.

The emotionally wrenching tale of three brothers and the brutal act that irrevocably changes their lives.

Despite her rigid plan, the act of writing proves as unpredictable and brutal as the weather.