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Defiance

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.

20082h 17mRDrama, History, War

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About Defiance

Directors
Edward Zwick
Cast
Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein
Genres
Drama, History, War
Content rating
R
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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