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Feature film — 2008

Defiance (2008)

6.82h 17mDrama — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 1,982 votes.

Paramount Vantage / Grosvenor Park Productions / Defiance Productions / Pistachio Pictures / Bedford Falls Productions

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Director: Edward Zwick

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Cast & crew

Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski

Daniel Craig

Tuvia Bielski

Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski

Liev Schreiber

Zus Bielski

Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski

Jamie Bell

Asael Bielski

Alexa Davalos as Lilka Ticktin

Alexa Davalos

Lilka Ticktin

Allan Corduner as Shimon Haretz

Allan Corduner

Shimon Haretz

Mark Feuerstein as Isaac Malbin

Mark Feuerstein

Isaac Malbin

Tomas Arana as Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Tomas Arana

Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Jodhi May as Tamara Skidelsky

Jodhi May

Tamara Skidelsky

Kate Fahy as Riva Reich

Kate Fahy

Riva Reich

Iddo Goldberg as Yitzhak Shulman

Iddo Goldberg

Yitzhak Shulman

Iben Hjejle as Bella

Iben Hjejle

Bella

Martin Hancock as Peretz Shorshaty

Martin Hancock

Peretz Shorshaty

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