Defiance

    Defiance
    2008

    Synopsis

    Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

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    Cast

    • Daniel CraigTuvia Bielski
    • Liev SchreiberZus Bielski
    • Jamie BellAsael Bielski
    • Alexa DavalosLilka Ticktin
    • Allan CordunerShimon Haretz
    • Mark FeuersteinIsaac Malbin
    • Tomas AranaBen Zion Gulkowitz
    • Jodhi MayTamara Skidelsky
    • Kate FahyRiva Reich
    • Iddo GoldbergYitzhak Shulman

    Recommendations

    • MARTIN
      Departed from the truth on several occasions, including depicting pre-war Nowogrodek as a Belarusian town where "no one speaks Polish," "there are only good Soviet partisans and bad Germans" and "Polish partisans are missing from the film altogether," movie simplifies the historical reality and fails to adequately place the events it describes within the complex historical situation of World War II in Eastern Poland. This is an adaptation of Nechama Tec's book rather than based on a true story.

      Created on 11/25/2013

    • Antihero
      Antihero
      I couldn't wait for this movie to end... Interesting plot which is based on a true story, but the pace is way too slow for a two hour movie.

      Created on 8/9/2013

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