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  Average Rating for Defiance [2008] - 2 out of 5

  
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• Defiance [2008]

  Editor Comment 24 November 2009

  

  Defiance is a well told story that's both haunting and moving, however, unfortunately, it's a bit hollow and samey, leaving you with the feeling that you've been here before...but with a better movie!

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play. Based on the book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans by Nechama Tec, Defiance revolves around three Jewish Brothers, Tuvia (Daniel Craig), Zus (Liev Schreiber) and Asael Bielski (Jamie Bell), who live in Nazi occupieed Poland. The Bielski brothers manage to escape into the Belarussian forest where they unite with Russian resistance fighters. The group endeavour to build a village inside the forest in order to protect themselves and others in danger.   Return to the Forest: The Making of Defiance

Edward Zwick ('Glory', 'Blood Diamond', 'The Last Samurai') directs this World War II drama starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell as three Jewish brothers who escape from Nazi-occupied Poland and hide out in the forest of Belarus. There they join a band of Russian resistance fighters, and together they endeavour to save the threatened local community by relocating their village deep in the forest and training them to fight in order to defend themselves.