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Cast & Crew

Edward Zwick
Director
Edward Zwick
Writer
Liev Schreiber
As Zus Bielski
Mark Margolis
As Jewish Elder
Daniel Craig
As Tuvia Bielski
Allan Corduner
As Shimon Haretz
Tomas Arana
As Ben Zion Gulkowitz
Jodhi May
As Tamara Skidelsky

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Defiance is a historical drama film based on the true story of the Bielski brothers, who fought against the Nazi regime during World War II. The film takes place in Eastern Europe in 1941, where the Bielski brothers, Tuvia, Zus, and Asael, escape into the Naliboki forest after their parents are killed by local Schutzmannschaft under German orders. The brothers vow to avenge their parents' deaths and take under their protection other Jewish escapees hiding in the forest. They stage raids on the Germans and their collaborators, but Tuvia reconsiders this approach when casualties occur. Zus decides to leave the camp and join a local company of Soviet partisans while Tuvia remains with the camp as its leader. The Soviet partisans agree to protect the Jewish camp in exchange for supplies. During a winter of hardship and constant hiding, they learn that the Germans are about to attack them in force. A delaying force led by Asael tries to slow down German infantry but ultimately fails. Despite this setback, they continue fighting against overwhelming odds until eventually managing anNe rescue hundreds of Jews still trapped inside Poland's ghettos..

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as Defiance include The Lost Bladesman, Memorial Day, Outside the Law, My Way, For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada, Alexander: The Warrior Saint.

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Defiance was released in theaters on December 31, 2008.