
News of the World
PG-13, 2020, Universal Pictures
Director:
Paul Greengrass
Starring:
Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel
Plot:
A Civil War veteran agrees to deliver a girl, taken by the Kiowa people years ago, to her aunt and uncle, against her will. They travel hundreds of miles and face grave dangers as they search for a place that either can call home. (Note: licensees are to use the embedded videos for preview purposes only and they should obtain full-length versions for their public performance needs.)
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Man finds orphan in wilderness
Themes: Discovery, Kindness, Miscommunication, Orphans
2
Reader encounters unruly crowd
Themes: Community, Communication, Good Intentions, Politics, Prejudice
3
An orphan twice over
Themes: Communication, Compassion, Helping Others, Orphans, Sadness, Tragedy
4
American and Kiowa girl communicate
Themes: Communication, Humility, Teachability, Understanding
6
Man protects orphan in cave
Themes: Desperation, Facing Trials, Hidden, Trapped, Trickery
7
Girl's turns useless gun into weapon
Themes: Armor of God, Ingenuity, Spiritual Warfare, Thinking Fast
8
Man refuses to read propaganda
Themes: Community, Communication, Discontentment, Inspiration, Wisdom
9
Man and orphan saved by stranger
Themes: Helping Others, Racism, Revenge, Salvation, Trickery
10
Man reluctantly leaves orphan
Themes: Cruelty, Forgetting the Past, Orphans, Parenting, Perspective
11
Man returns for 'daughter'
Themes: Adoption, Father-Daughter, Reconciliation, Reunion, Unconditional Love
14
Dust storm separates man from child
Themes: Being Lost, Hidden, Nature