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Defiance

2008

Edward Zwick

Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos ...

6.3

16,732

War. Drama Three brothers in Bielorrusia during WWII escape to the forest and join forces with soldiers from the Russian Resistance. 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.

	Author	Review
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Stiff, musclebound new movie (...) The problem is that, in setting out to overturn historical stereotypes of Jewish passivity, Mr. Zwick (who co-wrote the screenplay with Clayton Frohman) ends up affirming them."	NEG
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"It is a fairly conventional combat movie (...) What is most striking is the ruthlessness shown by both Tuvia and Zus"	NEU
United States	Roger Ebert rogerebert.com	"The drama tends to focus on issues, conflicts and romances within the group, and in that sense could be a very good reality show but lacks the larger dimension of, say, 'Schindler's List' (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Gene Newman Premiere	"The perfect antidote to the post-holiday blues. It's exciting, well-acted, touching, and genuine. (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Claudia Puig USA Today	"The tale (...) is undeniably inspiring and ideally suited for a cinematic rendering. But 'Defiance' resists bold, passionate storytelling and delivers something rather conventional. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of four)"	NEU

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