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Defiance

Defiance

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

20086.82h 17m

Overview

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.

Directed by Edward Zwick
Written by Clayton Frohman, Edward Zwick, Nechama Tec
Produced by Edward Zwick, Pieter Jan Brugge
Box OfficeBudget: $32.0MRevenue: $51.2M

Top Cast

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Tuvia Bielski

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Zus Bielski

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Asael Bielski

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos

Lilka Ticktin

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Shimon Haretz

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein

Isaac Malbin

Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana

Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Jodhi May

Jodhi May

Tamara Skidelsky

Kate Fahy

Kate Fahy

Riva Reich

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Yitzhak Shulman

Themes & Keywords

sibling relationshipfightbrotherworld war iiforestcamppartisan

About Defiance

Defiance is a action, drama, history, war film released in 2008 exploring themes of sibling relationship, fight, brother, world war ii, forest, camp. Directed by Edward Zwick, it stars Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell. 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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