Defiance Movie

Defiance is a 2008 American war film directed by Edward Zwick. Set in the eastern regions of Nazi-occupied Poland (now West Belarus) during World War II, the film is an adaptation of Nechama Tec's Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, which is based on the true story of the Bielski partisans. In the book, Polish Jews come together for common protection and to oppose the German occupation of their homeland.

Defiance stars Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, and George MacKay as four Jewish brothers from Poland who escape from the Nazis and fight back to rescue fellow Jews. Production began in early September 2007. The film had a limited release in the United States on December 31, 2008,[1] and is scheduled for full release on January 16, 2009.

Defiance Movie Trailer by Daniel Craig


Summary;
Four Jewish brothers living in Nazi occupied Poland escape into the forest where they join up with Russian resistance fighters in battling the Nazis. Throughout the war they built a village inside the forest and saved the lives of more than 1200 other Jews. Based on a true story.

Directed by Edward Zwick
Produced by Edward Zwick
Pieter Jan Brugge
Written by Clayton Frohman
Edward Zwick
Starring Daniel Craig
Liev Schreiber
Jamie Bell
George MacKay
Music by James Newton Howard
Cinematography Eduardo Serra
Editing by Steven Rosenblum
Distributed by Paramount Vantage
Release date(s) December 31, 2008 (limited)
January 16, 2009 (full)
Running time 137 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Budget $50 million
Gross revenue $116,000