Defiance
“Freedom begins with an act of defiance”
2008•R•2h 17m•6.8•Released
DramaHistoryWar
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
Writer
Clayton Frohman, Edward Zwick
Budget
$32M
Revenue
$51M
Languages
German, Russian, English
Studio
Paramount Vantage
Cast
Daniel Craig
Tuvia Bielski
Liev Schreiber
Zus Bielski
Jamie Bell
Asael Bielski
Alexa Davalos
Lilka Ticktin
Allan Corduner
Shimon Haretz
Mark Feuerstein
Isaac Malbin
Tomas Arana
Ben Zion Gulkowitz
Jodhi May
Tamara Skidelsky
Kate Fahy
Riva Reich
Iddo Goldberg
Yitzhak Shulman
Iben Hjejle
Bella
Martin Hancock
Peretz Shorshaty
Ravil Isyanov
Viktor Panchenko
Jacek Koman
Konstanty "Koscik" Kozlowski
George MacKay
Aron Bielski
Production
Company
Paramount Vantage
Company
Grosvenor Park Productions
Company
Defiance Productions
Company
Pistachio Pictures
Company
Bedford Falls Productions
Producer
Edward Zwick
Producer
Pieter Jan Brugge
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