Defiance

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Based on the book "Defiance: the Bielski Partisans" by Nechama Tec.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein.
Music, James Newton Howard.
The deep forests of Poland and Belorussia are the domain of the occuping Germans during World War II. The three Bielski brothers go into the forests and find the impossible task of foraging for food, weapons and survival, not just for themselves but for a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. The brothers, living with the fear of discovery must contend with neighboring Soviet partisans and deciding whom to trust. They take on the responsibility of guardians and motivate hundreds of women, men, children and the elderly to join their fight against the Nazi regime while hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forest. At the same time, the brothers turn a band of war defectors into commanding freedom fighters. Based on true events.
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.
Contents: Defiance.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Interesting submitted by crazypockets on August 11, 2013, 3:30pm Though a lot about this movie disturbed me (how can you not be disturbed by a movie about the holocaust?), I thought it was very good and well-acted. It follows two brothers who take on caring for Jewish refugees hiding from the Nazis in the woods in Poland. It's a true story, and it was very interesting to see a different side to the usual holocaust story.

unbelievable submitted by Tassos on January 2, 2019, 9:39am But apparently based on historically true events, however they were modified or exaggerated for the movie.

superb submitted by crp on July 28, 2020, 2:17pm superb acting, based on a true story