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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Daniel Craig Liev Schreiber Jamie Bell Alexa Davalos Allan Corduner Mark Feuerstein

Directors Ed Zwick

Screenwriters Ed Zwick

Running Time 136 minutes

Defiance (15)

Plot
Belorussia, 1941. Fleeing the Nazis, the Bielski brothers, Tuvia (Craig), Zus (Schreiber) and Asael (Bell), find refuge in the forest. Fellow survivors help create an alternative community, while occasionally striking back at their oppressors...

Verdict
An amazing true tale is somewhat diminished by second-hand storytelling: entirely admirable, largely entertaining, and yet curiously hollow.


Reviewer: Nev Pierce

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