Sentences with phrase «later act of defiance»

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Loving is a handsomely crafted drama about two mild - mannered, yet courageous souls from opposite sides of the racial divide in late 1950s Virginia, who followed their hearts in strict defiance of the Racial Integrity Act, which criminalized interracial marriages in the state.

He beats a prisoner until he's wrestled away and later talks back to a superior officer, two acts of defiance laden with facile symbolism.

Comprising of six stories ranging from the 1800's to centuries in the future, Cloud Atlas shows how one act of defiance against oppression can inspire a revolution centuries later.