Defiance (2008) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	December 31, 2008 (Limited) January 16, 2009
On DVD:	June 2, 2009
Genre:	Drama, War
Director:	Ed Zwick
Writer:	Ed Zwick, Clay Frohman
Cast:	Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein
Studio:	Paramount Vantage
Official site:	defiancemovie.com
Running Time:	137 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated R for violence and language

Based on an extraordinary true story, "Defiance" is an epic tale of family, honor, vengeance and salvation in World War II. The year is 1941 and the Jews of Eastern Europe are being massacred by the thousands. Managing to escape certain death, three brothers take refuge in the dense surrounding woods they have known since childhood. There they begin their desperate battle against the Nazis. Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell star as brothers...

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Defiance opened wide this weekend, and director Edward Zwick has to be shaking his head in disappointment. With the film officially released in 2008, Zwick - and the studio, Paramount Vantage - were clearly eyeing the movie - about the true story of a couple Belarussian brothers who decide to fight back against the Nazi's attempts to exterminate Jews - to be an awards contender. Critical reviews have been kind but not glowing, and Defiance was out of the race before it began. It's a shame, really, because Defiance is a pretty good movie.

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