Sentences with phrase «wrenching tale»

The story in Days is actually a heart wrenching tale about friendship.

In terms of the storyline there's really no danger of being overwhelmed by a complex and heart - wrenching tale when it comes Serious Sam.

From America to Lithuania, from past to present, this is a heart - wrenching tale for literary fiction fans and particularly for readers interested in World War II.

This heart - wrenching tale has captivated and moved many a reader already.

This coming - of - age tale will delight young adult, new adult & adult audiences alike with homespun humor, dazzling celebrity, and a heart - wrenching tale that transports the reader from the wide open spaces of Texas, to the castle - dotted Scottish highlands.

Keep Quiet is the powerful and gut - wrenching tale of the unraveling — and the ultimate redemption — of a family.

- Huffington Post «In Down the Darkest Road, Tami Hoag tells a compelling and heart - wrenching tale of loss and love and justice.»

That's the case with Kerry Fisher's heart - wrenching tale about sisters - in - law Lara and Maggie and the dark secrets involved in their marriages.

This gripping and heart - wrenching tale, which promises a sequel, is particularly apropos considering the Armed Forces» current reconsideration of the role of women in combat.

The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein, for example, is Enzo's story, the story of an aging dog whose love for and loyalty to his racing driver owner, Danny Swift, translates into a philosophical and at times heart - wrenching tale.

As with most female disaster stories, hers begins with «There was this guy...» But it's a heart - wrenching tale that's also funny, and it has a Hollywood ending.

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

With his latest movie, Lanthimos has made a tense, heart - wrenching tale with an admirably askance view of humanity that's a worthy successor to his prior works.

But at its core is the wrenching tale of two lost souls, with Amy Seimetz giving a brave supporting performance as Carruth's counterpart.

Halle Berry won an Oscar for this wrenching tale about a Southerner who falls for a prison guard (Billy Bob Thornton) following her husband's execution.

Synopsis: the gut - wrenching tale of a day in the life of a piece of gum.

She's Dating the Gangster tells the heart - wrenching tale of 17

What's unique to some of the recent entries, Dragon Quest VII included, is the delivery of individual gut - wrenching tales.

Spilling out wrenching tales of lost lives and stolen security, students with quavering voices and parents shaking with anger appealed to President Donald Trump on Wednesday to set politics aside and protect American schoolchildren from the scourge of gun violence.

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The narratives, often supplemented with corroborating photos, are too wrenching and the tales of childhood ridicule, adolescent exclusion and adult shame too authentic.

They tell somber tales of poles wrenched from their hands by giant dourado and listen politely but unconvinced when the advantage of the spinning reel's drag is explained and demonstrated.

Mixing equal parts ecology, sociology and astrophysics, Robinson's heart - wrenching, provocative tale makes plain that even though humanity may someday reach the stars, we can never truly escape the pull of Earth.

Their tales are interesting, engaging, and heart wrenching.

Much like the previous two episodes, The Walking Dead: Episode 3 — Long Road Ahead is a fascinating tale of survival and is filled with more gut wrenching decisions.

The story of Captain Miller (Tom Hanks, in a beautifully mannered and subdued performance) and his squad's trek behind enemy lines in order to locate Private James Ryan (Matt Damon) is a heart - wrenching and compelling tale that succeeds more as a result of its larger moments than its smaller ones.

A paranoia - laced tale of injustice, obsession, and revenge that finds Lee plumbing the dark depths of the human soul, Oldboy is replete with intricately choreographed fight sequences and shocking revelations that lead to a gut - wrenching surprise ending.

TIFF 2016 Review: A Monster Calls, a Different Heart - Wrenching Coming of Age Tale: A stellar performance by Lewis MacDougall and Liam Neeson the Tree.

Documentarian turned fiction director Jennifer Fox now follows one such struggle, her own: The Tale is a personal memoir that deepens into a gut - wrenching true story of sexual abuse (after more than 30 years of the filmmaker's own self - denial).

It's a heart - wrenching and heartwarming tale of opposites attracting when they embark on a wild weekend trip that will change the lives of both men forever.

Although «Measure of a Man» is less gut - wrenching than director Jim Loach's only previous theatrical film, «Oranges and Sunshine» — about the cruel fate of unwanted children shipped from England to Australia during the United Kingdom's mid-20th-century «child migrant» program — the British filmmaker shows himself to have an affinity for tales of the abuse of power.

s a true tale of overwhelming regret based on «The Lost Child of Philomena Lee,» Hixsmith's heart - wrenching account of their desperate quest.

Although not outright romantic, «Me and Earl and the Dying Girl» is as joyful and painful as the best romantic dramedies; it's a coming - of - age tale that earns every heart - wrenching moment.

But the best - known contenders include Andrey Zvyagintsev's powerful «Leviathan» (a surprise Russian selection), Pawel Pawlikowski's arthouse hit «Ida» (Poland), Nuri Bilge Ceylan «s Cannes Palme d'Or winner «Winter Sleep» (Turkey), the Dardenne brothers» affecting «Two Days, One Night» with Marion Cotillard (pictured, Belgium), Xavier Dolan's bold «Mommy» (Canada), Kornel Mundruczo's brutal «White God» (Hungary), Abderrahmane Sissako's wrenching «Timbuktu» (first - time competitor Mauritania), Damian Szifron's blackly humorous anthology film «Wild Tales» (Argentina) and Ruben Ostlund's subtle but telling «Force Majeure» (Sweden).

Alfredson may not have a deep affinity for horror or vampires, but by narrowing in on the heart wrenching nature of loneliness and bullying, he created a memorably stunning tale of vampiric friendship.

Lady Bird «Lady Bird,» Greta Gerwig's deeply femme - centric coming of age tale, is full of wrenching moments.

Set in the early 1980s, when Steven Spielberg's simple tale of a boy and his unconditional love for an alien was wrenching hearts across the land, In America is not the tale of Irish perseverance - over-racism you might expect.

A masterpiece of historical verisimilitude and gut - wrenching mystery, this is the tale of a powerful WWII friendship between a pilot named Maddie and a spy named Verity (among other things).

The Orphan Master's Son by Adam Johnson «Part thriller, part love story, part tale of daring impersonation, part wrenching examination of repression and its toll on human nature, the novel is set in North Korea (with a side trip to Texas).»

Ancient Tales does toss a little wrench into the traditional rule set, your object is to match a pair of tiles that are usually buried at the bottom of the pile.

From Publisher's Weekly: «Thirteen linked tales present a heart - wrenching, penetrating portrait of ordinary coastal Mainers living lives of quiet grief intermingled with flashes of human connection.