Defiance

Defiance (2008)

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

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.

Date of release
2008-12-31
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (1972)
Runtime
2h 17m
Genres
Drama, History, War
Director
Edward Zwick

Casting

  • Daniel Craig — Tuvia Bielski
  • Liev Schreiber — Zus Bielski
  • Jamie Bell — Asael Bielski
  • Alexa Davalos — Lilka Ticktin
  • Allan Corduner — Shimon Haretz
  • Mark Feuerstein — Isaac Malbin
  • Tomas Arana — Ben Zion Gulkowitz
  • Jodhi May — Tamara Skidelsky
  • Kate Fahy — Riva Reich
  • Iddo Goldberg — Yitzhak Shulman
  • Iben Hjejle — Bella
  • Martin Hancock — Peretz Shorshaty

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