The film opens with a titlecard stating that Israel was under terrible oppression in the time of Jesus and that even the chief priesthood was subject to Roman interference.

Here he is taken in by a family who live under a terrible oppression in the shadow of a mountain.

She didn't need to meld with his mind to see that he was an honorable man making his way as best he could under a regime of terrible oppression.

"His story is one of tremendous heroism and courage in the face of terrible oppression," said Dr. Joseph McAleer, spokesman for the diocese of Bridgeport.

There was the most terrible oppression, injustice, poverty worse than anything we can imagine.

A terrible oppression takes possession of them.

"Before, art and theater was the way to get out of terrible oppression," she said.

Some terrible oppression seemed to have crushed her.

Not even to save Malia from what was obviously a terrible oppression.

By denying Ashley's equal moral worth simply for being human, Mr. Singer opens the door to the potential for terrible oppression.