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Defiance

“Freedom begins with an act of defiance”

2008 · 2 h 17 min
Directed by Edward Zwick · USA · American Independent Cinema
DramaHistoryWar

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Cast

Daniel Craig Liev Schreiber Jamie Bell Alexa Davalos Allan Corduner Mark Feuerstein

Credits

Written by: Clayton Frohman

Plot

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.

Sinekatalog’s take

Defiance (2008) is a American drama directed by Edward Zwick. It stars Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell. It runs 137 minutes. It is one of the films we list for this director.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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Ratings

IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (162,040 votes)
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