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Defiance (I) (2008)
7.1
Ratings: 7.1/10 from 59,264 users
Metascore:
58/100
Reviews: 207 user | 191 critic | 34 from Metacritic.com Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and about 1,000 Jewish non-combatants. Director:Edward Zwick |
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| Liev Schreiber | ... | ||
| Jamie Bell | ... | ||
| Alexa Davalos | ... | ||
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Allan Corduner | ... | |
| Mark Feuerstein | ... | ||
| Tomas Arana | ... | ||
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Jodhi May | ... | |
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Kate Fahy | ... | |
| Iddo Goldberg | ... | ||
| Iben Hjejle | ... | ||
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Martin Hancock | ... | |
| Ravil Isyanov | ... | ||
| Jacek Koman | ... | ||
| George MacKay | ... | ||
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On the run and hiding in the deep forests of the then German occupied Poland and Belorussia (World War II), the four Bielski brothers find the impossible task of foraging for food and weapons for their survival. They live, not only with the fear of discovery, contending with neighboring Soviet partisans and knowing whom to trust but also take the responsibility of looking after a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. Women, men, children, the elderly and the young alike are all hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forests in the darkest times of German occupied Eastern Europe. Written by Cinema_Fan
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Freedom begins with an act of defiance!Parents Guide:
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Desafío See more »Filming Locations:
LithuaniaBox Office
Budget:
$32,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$123,513 (USA) (4 January 2009) (2 Screens)Gross:
$28,644,813 (USA) (30 April 2009)Company Credits
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The film was kick-started some year's earlier when Edward Zwick was given Zus Bielski's (1912 - 1995) obituary to read from the 'The New York Times'. See more »Goofs
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the wedding scene, the rabbi says this line in Hebrew: "Haray at mekudeshet lee beh-taba'at zo keh-dat Moshe veh-Yisrael," which translates as "Behold, you are consecrated to me with this ring according to the laws of Moses and Israel." A rabbi would have said this line minus the word "lee", meaning "to me", and then the groom would repeat the line adding in the word "lee". Otherwise it is if the rabbi was the one that got married to the bride. See more »Quotes
Tuvia Bielski: If we should die trying to live, at least we live like human beings.See more »
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Referenced in "The Big Bang Theory: The Killer Robot Instability (#2.12)" (2009) See more »
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