About this episode

This episode explores the themes of violence and forgiveness in the film Tyrannosaur directed by Paddy Considine.

Following last week's discussions on the complexities of applied piety, this week's episode contemplates the apparent limits on human grace and forgiveness through the lens of Paddy Considine's 2011 drama, Tyrannosaur. Contact Us Email: contact@jimmybernasconi.com

People in this episode

Host: Jimmy Bernasconi

Topics covered

• violence
• forgiveness
• human grace
• film analysis
• Paddy Considine
• Tyrannosaur

Keywords

• violence
• forgiveness
• Tyrannosaur
• Paddy Considine
• film analysis
• human grace

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Tyrannosaur

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