Movie #77 "Defiance" I found captivating. Of course, since it's historical fiction AND concerning the Holocaust, I would like it, but I also found it different than other Holocaust films --------it was all about fighting back! I had read an article about a surviving Bielski relative, so I sought this film out because the story was intriguing already. However, I would have seen/enjoyed this movie anyway, because it is directed by Ed Zwick (Thirty Something, Legend of the Fall, etc.) and I highly respect his directing. It's violent and uncomfortable to watch (Holocaust films usually are), but I found it so worthwhile.
Average rating: 3.858
I give it 4 stars
Defiance
(2008) R
Daniel Craig stars as Tuvia Bielski, one of four Jewish brothers who escape from Poland into the forests of Belarus during World War II to lead a band of resistance fighters and create a safe haven for Jewish refugees. The real-life sanctuary established by the Bielski brothers saved more than 1,000 Jews from persecution and death. Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell and George MacKay also star in this moving historical drama based on actual events.
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