May 25, 2012

In Theaters Now: Defiance

by Kyle Rupprecht | Published January 2, 2009

Liev Schreiber stars in Ed Zwick's Defiance (2008).

Defiance
directed by Edward Zwick
Defiance is the fourth Holocaust-themed drama (following The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, Valkyrie and Good) being released this cheery holiday season. The movie, based on a true story, follows three Jewish brothers (played by Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell) who, in 1941, escape from Nazi-occupied Poland. Along with Russian resistance fighters, they help organize the largest armed rescue of Jews during the Holocaust. While director Zwick (Glory, The Last Samurai) is known for crafting historical movies destined for award season, Defiance’s Oscar chances may have diminished. Originally scheduled to be a major December release, the movie is now opening in limited theaters before it opens wide on January 16. Regardless of its critical/commercial fate, Defiance will hopefully shed light on an important and often forgotten piece of World War II history.

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Comment by max mara clothing on 1/02/09 at 2:45 pm: definitely a movie all should see this weekend!
Comment by mmo on 1/03/09 at 1:39 am: Daniel Craig is an excellent actor. Definitely want to go see this movie.
Comment by dora the explorer on 1/14/09 at 10:36 pm: Fantastic actor! I don’t understand though. He just released a 007 movie and now something again? Bad career planning imo.
Comment by RROD on 2/23/10 at 8:28 pm: It is likely some civilians banded together to fight Nazis, but it is very unlikely. Most were sent to camps where they died. The few resistance groups often faced numerous hardships, and were normally executed after caught.