'distressing scene' is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
You can use it to describe a scene of distress or uneasiness, for example: The car accident created a distressing scene of chaos and destruction.
It was a very, very distressing scene to watch, and to hear as well..
The little man in an overcoat that fitted him badly at the shoulders had had a distressing scene with his wife.
The most distressing scene was perhaps when one evidently drunk Pegida member clambered up onto a wall only to tumble off and knock a baby from its pram onto the pavement.
Patrick J. Sullivan, who was tapped by the Manhattan borough president to join the panel in 2007, said that he found a "very distressing" scene of "members sitting there not asking any questions, the D.O.E.
She and chute were being towed through the air by a powerboat in order to publicise the attractions of this enterprising resort, and this distressing scene – complete with Anapka's brays of protest – was captured on film, shown first on local television and then across the globe.
In fact, the distressing scene on the bus where the fictional character of Blessing is hounded by her friends actually happened to a young woman living with HIV on a London housing estate – in the end, some of the abuse hurled at her was deemed too vicious to include in the final script.
There has been relative silence from British ministers over the distressing scenes unfolding across Europe.
Photograph: Kim KyUnderstandablyrs Understherebly there are very distressing scenes at Beijing airport, where some relatives of passengers on board have been arriving.
The complex, toxic brew that led to the distressing scenes in Marseille is not easily unpicked when it comes to apportioning blame.
There was great sympathy in much of the world, though this was offset by some distressing scenes of celebration in the Middle East.
A longstanding feud with an older boy leads to some distressing scenes of assault, reminding us that there is little about childhood that is gentle.
