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Defiance

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

6.8

2h 17m

2008

“Freedom begins with an act of defiance”

Synopsis

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

Trailer

ActionDramaHistoryWar

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Cast & Crew

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

as Tuvia Bielski

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

as Zus Bielski

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

as Asael Bielski

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos

as Lilka Ticktin

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

as Shimon Haretz

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein

as Isaac Malbin

Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana

as Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Jodhi May

Jodhi May

as Tamara Skidelsky

Kate Fahy

Kate Fahy

as Riva Reich

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