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Defiance

Defiance
★ 6.8/10•2008•2h 17m•R•Drama•History•War

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

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.

Edward Zwick · Director

Clayton Frohman · Writer

Edward Zwick · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 17m
LanguageEN
Release DateDec 31, 2008
Budget$32,000,000
Revenue$51,155,219

Actors

Daniel Craig

Daniel Craig

Tuvia Bielski

Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber

Zus Bielski

Jamie Bell

Jamie Bell

Asael Bielski

Alexa Davalos

Alexa Davalos

Lilka Ticktin

Allan Corduner

Allan Corduner

Shimon Haretz

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Feuerstein

Isaac Malbin

Tomas Arana

Tomas Arana

Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Jodhi May

Jodhi May

Tamara Skidelsky

Kate Fahy

Kate Fahy

Riva Reich

Iddo Goldberg

Iddo Goldberg

Yitzhak Shulman

Iben Hjejle

Iben Hjejle

Bella

Martin Hancock

Martin Hancock

Peretz Shorshaty

Ravil Isyanov

Ravil Isyanov

Viktor Panchenko

Jacek Koman

Jacek Koman

Konstanty "Koscik" Kozlowski

George MacKay

George MacKay

Aron Bielski

Jonjo O'Neill

Jonjo O'Neill

Lazar

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