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Separated

Then once you've exhaustedall the ordinary thingsthe law permits, then all that's leftfor...

then once you've exhausted
all the ordinary things
the law permits, then all that's left
for those people for whom anything is possible is to do something extraordinary
in its cruelty

Full Transcript

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then once you've exhausted all the ordinary things the law permits,
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then all that's left for those people
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for whom anything is possible
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is to do something extraordinary in its cruelty.
Duration
19 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:59:28
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
NBC News Studios,Participant,Fourth Floor Productions,Moxie Pictures,Greenwich Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Errol Morris incisively probes the darkest chapter in recent American history: family separations.
[reproter] Are you intending for this to play out as it is playing out? - Separated 00:05
[reproter] Are you intending for this to play out as it is p...
No, because why would I ever create a policy that purposely does that? - Separated 00:06
No, because why would I ever create a policy that purposely ...
-The way that it works-- -[reporter] He said it was a deterrent. - Separated 00:05
-The way that it works-- -[reporter] He said it was a deterr...
It's a law passed by the United States Congress. - Separated 00:06
It's a law passed by the United States Congress.
Rather than fixing the law, - Separated 00:13
Rather than fixing the law,
She signed the memo that made it policy - Separated 00:09
She signed the memo that made it policy
And we all made choices at that time. - Separated 00:05
And we all made choices at that time.
And there were plenty of federal officials - Separated 00:07
And there were plenty of federal officials
She owns the consequences of her decisions, - Separated 00:07
She owns the consequences of her decisions,
One of the things that pushed the public to become outraged - Separated 00:14
One of the things that pushed the public to become outraged
This is the first time in my career - Separated 00:17
This is the first time in my career
The Pope was speaking out, conservative religious leaders. - Separated 00:05
The Pope was speaking out, conservative religious leaders.
No one wanted any part of it because it was so cruel - Separated 00:10
No one wanted any part of it because it was so cruel
[crowd] End this now! End this now! - Separated 00:06
[crowd] End this now! End this now!
[reporter] Tonight, outrage is growing - Separated 00:10
[reporter] Tonight, outrage is growing
The administration seems dug in, even with anger spilling over, - Separated 00:08
The administration seems dug in, even with anger spilling ov...
[female reporter 2] The border situation continues to get worse, - Separated 00:07
[female reporter 2] The border situation continues to get wo...
[female reporter 3] He was digging into this fight, - Separated 00:15
[female reporter 3] He was digging into this fight,
It's about keeping families together, - Separated 00:11
It's about keeping families together,
And border security will be equal, if not greater than previously. - Separated 00:07
And border security will be equal, if not greater than previ...