Defiance
Freedom begins with an act of defiance
6.8(1,926) 2008-12-31 137 minDramaHistoryWar
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.
DirectorEdward Zwick
WriterClayton Frohman
WriterEdward Zwick
ProducerEdward Zwick
ProducerPieter Jan Brugge
Original Music ComposerJames Newton Howard
Cast & characters
Daniel Craig
as Tuvia Bielski
Liev Schreiber
as Zus Bielski
Jamie Bell
as Asael Bielski
Alexa Davalos
as Lilka Ticktin
Allan Corduner
as Shimon Haretz
Mark Feuerstein
as Isaac Malbin
Tomas Arana
as Ben Zion Gulkowitz
Jodhi May
as Tamara Skidelsky
Kate Fahy
as Riva Reich
Iddo Goldberg
as Yitzhak Shulman
Iben Hjejle
as Bella
Martin Hancock
as Peretz Shorshaty
Ravil Isyanov
as Viktor Panchenko
Jacek Koman
as Konstanty "Koscik" Kozlowski
George MacKay
as Aron Bielski
Jonjo O'Neill
as Lazar
Sam Spruell
as Arkady Lubczanski
Mia Wasikowska
as Chaya Dziencielsky
Mark Margolis
as Jewish Elder
Markus von Lingen
as German SS Scout
Rolandas Boravskis
as Gramov
Algirdas Dainavičius
as Motl Lubczanski
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Aurelija Prasmuntaite
as Rachel
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Ina Frismanaite
as Avram's Daughter
