Defiance (2008)
Freedom begins with an act of defiance
2008 · R · 2h 17m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Director: Edward Zwick
Writers: Clayton Frohman, Edward Zwick
Music by: James Newton Howard
Cinematography: Eduardo Serra
Editor: Steven Rosenblum
Box office: $51M · Budget: $32M · Rated 6.8/10 by 1930 viewers
Cast
Daniel Craig as Tuvia BielskiLiev Schreiber as Zus BielskiJamie Bell as Asael BielskiAlexa Davalos as Lilka TicktinAllan Corduner as Shimon HaretzMark Feuerstein as Isaac MalbinTomas Arana as Ben Zion GulkowitzJodhi May as Tamara SkidelskyKate Fahy as Riva ReichIddo Goldberg as Yitzhak ShulmanIben Hjejle as BellaMartin Hancock as Peretz ShorshatyMore like this
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