Defiance - December 2008

In WWII Russia, Jewish refugees band together into a brigade that hides in the forest, ambushes Germans and survives until war’s end, eventually 1200 strong.

Directed by Edward Zwick
Produced by Edward Zwick and Pieter Jan Brugge
Written by Edward Zwick
Genre: Drama / War
In Theaters: December 19, 2008

Cast

• Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski, one of the three Jewish brothers
• Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski, one of the three Jewish brothers
• Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski, one of the three Jewish brothers
• Alexa Davalos as Lilka, a Polish refugee and the love interest of Craig's character
• Tomas Arana as Ben Zion, a resistance leader

Three Jewish brothers (Craig, Schreiber and Bell) escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and others in danger.