Defiance (2008)
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Freedom begins with an act of defiance
Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.
- Released: 2008-12-31
- Genres: Drama, History, War
- Runtime: 2h 17m
- Status: Released
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10 from 1,961 votes
Directed by Edward Zwick.
Top cast
- Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski
- Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski
- Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski
- Alexa Davalos as Lilka Ticktin
- Allan Corduner as Shimon Haretz
- Mark Feuerstein as Isaac Malbin
- Tomas Arana as Ben Zion Gulkowitz
- Jodhi May as Tamara Skidelsky
- Kate Fahy as Riva Reich
- Iddo Goldberg as Yitzhak Shulman
Where to watch Defiance
- United States: stream on Paramount Plus Essential; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- United Kingdom: rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video
- Canada: rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
- Australia: stream on Stan; rent on JustWatch TV, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
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