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Defiance (2008) is rated R. Furthermore, it is 2 hours and 17 minutes
long. This movie is categorized under
the action, drama and history genre. The
official release date is January 16th,
2009. The release date is
for the Country of the United States of America. The director was Edward Zwick. The writers were Clayton Frohman, Edward
Zwick and Nechama Tec. The officially
recognized stars were Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell. The list of the 15 most important cast members
is as follows: - Daniel Craig (Tuvia Bielski)
- Liev Schreiber (Zus Bielski)
- Jamie Bell (Asael Bielski)
- Alexa Davalos (Lilka Ticktin)
- Allan Corduner (Shimon Haretz)
- Mark Feuerstein (Isaac Malbin)
- Thomas 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)
The synopsis follows. Defiance (2008) is a World War II story from Belorrusia. In Belorrusia, Nazi Germany has occupied the
country. Almost immediately, Nazi
soldiers begin to take away the Jew population.
Furthermore, it is believed that within the first weeks, 50,000 Jews,
were murdered or killed. After the
initial weeks, it is believed that the Nazi soldiers detained, and held as
prisoner, 1 million Jews. This group of
Jews was forced to await deportation or death.
Zus Bielski and Asael Bielski are Jew and brothers. Furthermore, they watch as the local police
take away more Jews. The local police
are supervised, by the Nazi Germans. Zus
and Asael decide to escape and return to their home. Upon their return to their home, they
discover that their father has been killed.
Zus looks around and is able to find the youngest brother; Aron
Bielski. Zus decides to move the group
into the forest. Some time passes and
the fourth brother arrives; Tuvia Bielski.
The group of brothers is permanently living in the forest, when Aron
decides to leave to be able to walk around.
Furthermore, he finds more people and a mass grave. Aron returns to the settlement site with the
people. Zus and Tuvia plan revenge on
the local police chief. They believe
that, he murdered their father. Zus and
Tuvia decide to go talk to a man named Koscik.
Tuvia successfully speaks to, and receives, food and a pistol from
Koscik. Additionally, he returns to the
settlement site with more Jews, which were hiding in Koscik’s barn. Furthermore, Tuvia received confirmation from
Koscik that, the police chief is responsible for their father’s murder. Tuvia tells Zus that, it was the police chief
who killed their father; his name is Bernicki.
Furthermore, Tuvia decides to travel to Bernicki’s house. At Bernicki’s house, Tuvia decides to enter
and kill Bernicki. Tuvia successfully
kills Bernicki and his two sons. Tuvia
returns to the settlement site to give Zus confirmation that, the deed has been
done. Unexpectedly, the settlement site
keeps growing and growing with more Jews seeking refuge. Time passes and ultimately, the camp of Jews
has to survive a major attack, or battle, against the Nazi soldiers. Director Edward Zwick does a very good job
with this movie. Furthermore, the
storyline is simple, but, it is well developed.
The cinematography, especially the forest, is very good. The writers do an equally good job. All of the interaction between the Bielski
brothers is well written and engaging.
The officially recognized stars do a good job performing their roles. Special recognition is merited to Daniel
Craig and Live Schreiber for the Tuvia and Zus characters. Overall, this movie earns the rating of 7 out
of 10.
The movie narrative is as
follows. As context for this movie, in
1941, Nazi Germany occupies Belorrusia.
The Nazi soldiers, with the help of local police, took away the Jew
population. It is believed, that within
weeks, 50 thousand Jews were murdered or killed. It is also believed that, 1 million awaited
deportation and death. The scene changes,
the local police are taking people away.
The Nazi soldiers are there to help and supervise. Zus Bielski, and another young man, watches
from a distance. The other young man is
Zus’s younger brother. Both men return
to their home. Immediately upon their
return, they discover that, their father was killed. Zus looks around the house and finds the
youngest brother; Aron Bielski. The
other brother is Asael Bielski. The
three brothers prepare their things and leave.
Furthermore, they enter the forest and wait. Asael cannot stop crying. Zus decides to move the group deeper into the
forest. It is August of the year 1941. Asael and Aron are sleeping when the last
brother of the family arrives; Tuvia Bielski.
Tuvia is the eldest of the brothers.
Zus has a wife and child at another location. Tuvia appears to be married, but, he doesn’t
talk about it. The four brothers start
to permanently live in the forest. Aron
walks around the forest, and unexpectedly, he finds more people. Furthermore, he finds a large mass
grave. The scene changes; Tuvia, Zus and
Asael talk about the local police chief.
They think that he is responsible for the murder of their father. Furthermore, Asael knows a man who owns a
pistol. Aron returns with the people
that he found in the forest. Tuvia
decides to ask Koscik for food and the pistol.
At Koscik’s house, Koscik and Tuvia talk. Furthermore, Koscik gives Tuvia the pistol
with the four lone bullets.
Unexpectedly, the local police arrive.
Tuvia hides in the barn. Additionally, he discovers other people hiding
there. Koscik and Bernicki talk about
the hunt for Jews. Bernicki and the
local police leave. It is revealed that
the Bielski brothers are Jew. Tuvia
leaves and he takes the group, which was in the barn, with him. Simon Haretz identifies himself to Tuvia as
his ex-teacher. In the forest, Tuvia
tells Zus that, Bernicki killed their father.
Tuvia travels to Bernicki’s house.
Furthermore, he enters and kills Bernicki, along with his two sons. The next morning, and at the settlement in
the forest, Zus and Tuvia talk.
Furthermore, Zus knows that Bernicki and his two sons are dead. Zus and Tuvia reach an agreement to not let
more people, live with them, at the settlement in the forest. Later on that day, Tuvia returns with more
people. He also believes that, they are
extended relatives. The scene changes,
it is October of the year 1941. The
people start to make shelters. Tuvia and
Zus, appear, to have become the leaders of the people. Unexpectedly, a group of young men arrive to
rob the people of the settlement. Zus
and Tuvia successfully diffuse the situation.
The young men are Jew, and, they join the settlement. Unfortunately, the men are from the place
were Zus’s wife and child were living, or, hiding. The men tell Zus that, both are dead. The settlement is named the Bielski
Otriad. An Otriad is an armed brigade. Zus organizes a raid to steal food. The group arrives at a farm, and, they kill
everyone that they see. Furthermore,
they ambush a Nazi soldier riding a motorcycle.
After the ambush, more Nazi soldiers arrive. The group hides before they attack. One of the Nazi soldiers urinated on Zus,
and, Zus starts the attack. The attack
is successful, and, all of the Nazi soldiers are killed. Unfortunately, a second truck of Nazi
soldiers arrives. The group is forced to
retreat, and, one member is shot.
Furthermore, Asael is almost killed.
The people pass time at the Bielski Otriad. Additionally, the Otriad is out of food, and,
Zus fights another man. Furthermore,
Asael is still missing. It also appears
that two men are missing, and, presumed dead.
Tuvia, Zus and another man visit Koscik’s farm. Unfortunately, they discover that he was
hanged, because, he was a Jew lover.
Tuvia, Zus and the other man bury Koscik. They also discover a cellar with two women
inside. Asael was also hiding with the
women. The group returns to the
Otriad. Zus, Asael and another man leave
on another mission for food. They
successfully ambush a farmer who was traveling by horse and carriage. The people pass time at the Bielski
Otriad. Unexpectedly, men with guns
arrive with the local police. The Otriad
prepares for a battle. They also move
the people deeper into the forest. Nazi
soldiers are part of the armed group that, arrived to attack. Furthermore, they quickly attack an abandoned
settlement site. Zus, Tuvia and the men
hide on the other side of the river.
Furthermore, they open fire and start the battle. The group of armed men, that are attacking,
retreat and the battle ends. Zus and
Tuvia decide to re-locate the Otriad deeper into the forest. The Otriad stops to rest. Zus and Tuvia leave to walk around. Unexpectedly, they are captured by Russian
mercenaries. The Russian mercenaries,
take Zus and Tuvia, to their commander.
The Russian mercenaries call themselves the October Otriad. The Russian commander agrees to let them be,
but, the Bielski Otriad has to send their best fighters. To the October Otriad, the Bielski Otriad is
known as the Jew Bandits. Time passes
and the Bielski Otriad starts to build shelters. Tuvia is officially the commander. Time passes, more people arrive to live at
the Otriad. One of the new men tells
Tuvia, that there is a ghetto of Jews in the area. Furthermore, that it is governed by a
council. Also, that Jews disappear all
of the time. Zus and Tuvia have a
terrible argument with each other. The
argument becomes a terrible fist fight.
Zus leaves to be part of the group of best men, which has to be, with the
Russian mercenaries. Tuvia and Asael
visit and enter the Jew ghetto. The
commander of the October Otriad arrives for the best; of the Jew men. Tuvia speaks to the council of the
ghetto. At the meeting with the council,
a large group of Jews decide to leave with Tuvia and Asael. The large group successfully escapes the
ghetto. The large group arrives, at the
Bielski Otriad, and they register to stay.
Furthermore, the leadership organizes the group by trade and
abilities. Tuvia gives a speech about
the rules of the community. Asael
Bielski marries a woman named Chaya. At
the same time the wedding ceremony is happening, the Jew men alongside the
October Otriad, conduct a successful ambush against Nazi soldiers. Time passes and it is December of the year
1941. The settlement, or camp, is out of
food. Furthermore, the men start to
argue about Tuvia’s leadership. Tuvia
kills his horse, so that, the Otriad can eat meat. The October Otriad arrives at the winter
shelter. Tuvia meets a woman at one of
the shelters. Furthermore, he feels
affection for her. Tuvia also gives her,
his coat and gun. Tuvia is informed that
there is a sickness that is spreading throughout the settlement site. At the same time, Tuvia is also informed that
the Germans are in the area. The woman,
who is wearing Tuvia’s coat, is attacked by a German dog on the way back to the
settlement. However, the woman
successfully survives the attack. Tuvia
travels to the October Otriad. He also
speaks with the commander and asks for medicine. The commander tells Tuvia that, they have to
attack a police station guarded by Nazi soldiers, in order, to have
medicine. Zus is present, and, he
volunteers the Jew men for the raid, or, attack. Zus leads the attack, while, Tuvia stays behind
as a driver. They got the medicine, but,
Zus is wounded in the battle.
Furthermore, he is the lone survivor.
The Bielski Otriad holds a ceremony for the soldiers that, were killed
in the raid. Tuvia contracts the disease
that, is circulating around the settlement site. One of the men, attacks Asael’s wife. Asael and the other man shove each
other. Tuvia punishes both Asael and the
other man. However, the other man
becomes very angry and bitter. At the
October Otriad, the Russian mercenaries beat up a Jew. Zus goes to the commander about the
mistreatment of Jews. The man that was
fighting with Asael is named Arkady.
Arkady leads a rebellion, and, takes all of the food. Tuvia comes out to confront Arkady. Arkady tells Tuvia that, he is no longer
commander of the Otriad. Tuvia kills
Arkady, and, he re-establishes control.
From this point forward; the series of events, take the viewer, to the
end. The Nazi German soldiers organize a
large attack on the settlement site. You
have to watch, to know how, the attack goes.
Finally, you have to watch, to see how, the movie ends.
The movie narrative of the feature
film, Defiance (2008), ends with some Hollywood
facts. The country of origin is the United
States of America. The official languages are English, German
and Russian. There are other notable
release dates. The other notable release
dates are: U.S.A.,
December 31, 2008
(Limited); UK, January 9, 2009; Germany,
April 23, 2009; Australia,
April 30, 2009 and Japan,
March 29, 2010 (Takasaki Film
Festival). The filming location, for
this particular movie, is the Country of Lithuania. There is box office data. The original budget is estimated at $32
million USD. On its opening weekend,
this movie made $123,513. This movie is
closed in theatres on April 24, 2009. The gross profits, that are reported, are
$28,622,873. The filming dates, that are
listed, are September 2007 to November 2007.
The production companies are Paramount Vantage, Grosvenor Park
Productions, The Bedford Falls Company, Defiance Productions, Helicopter Film
Services and Pistachio Pictures. There
are several distributors for this particular movie. Some of the distributors include the
following: Constantin Film (Germany);
Metropolitan Filmexport (France); Paramount Vantage (U.S.A.); BBC Two (UK);
Paramount Home Entertainment (U.S.A.) and Paramount Home Entertainment Finland
(Finland).
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