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Edward Zwick ('Glory', 'Blood Diamond', 'The Last Samurai') directs this World War II drama starring Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and Jamie Bell as three Jewish brothers who escape from Nazi-occupied Poland and hide out in the forest of Belarus. There they join a band of Russian resistance fighters, and together they endeavour to save the threatened local community by relocating their village deep in the forest and training them to fight in order to defend themselves.
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful
By Peter K
Format:Blu-ray
Again we learn the lesson here that the human spirit can never be crushed. Filmed in Lithuania very near to the original locations of events which have remained under wraps for years.
The cast list, apart from the obvious leads, reads like the Lithuanian telephone directory. This film has the smack of authenticity about it which is so often lacking in other films of this type. Maybe this was achieved by its slight understatement.
In the Bluray version one could see every pine needle, every stubbled face and every speck of dirt in the sharpest detail.
A gritty, earthy and squalid tale of the will to survive of a group of Jews in Byelorus who refused to be expunged from the face of the earth by the Nazis and their collaborators.
Daniel Craig effectively puts across the doubts which racked the leader who had the awesome responsibility of saving large numbers of Jews form extinction by organising their survival in the depths of the forest and the problems associated with managing a large group of people with minds of their own.
Particularly moving, maybe even more so than the actual film, is the documentary attached, featuring the descendants of the Bielski brotherss who led the group. They piece together the amazing modesty
and understatement of their grandparents who after the war settled in the US and made new lives for themselves. The section where these descendants visit the set as the film is being made and relive past events is particularly poignant.
If one should ever begin to find tiresome the way that Jews keep going on about the war then watch this and vow that it should never happen again.
Brilliant performance by Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and the rest of the cast.
Moving, Inspiring, Brilliant. Buy it!
The cast list, apart from the obvious leads, reads like the Lithuanian telephone directory. This film has the smack of authenticity about it which is so often lacking in other films of this type. Maybe this was achieved by its slight understatement.
In the Bluray version one could see every pine needle, every stubbled face and every speck of dirt in the sharpest detail.
A gritty, earthy and squalid tale of the will to survive of a group of Jews in Byelorus who refused to be expunged from the face of the earth by the Nazis and their collaborators.
Daniel Craig effectively puts across the doubts which racked the leader who had the awesome responsibility of saving large numbers of Jews form extinction by organising their survival in the depths of the forest and the problems associated with managing a large group of people with minds of their own.
Particularly moving, maybe even more so than the actual film, is the documentary attached, featuring the descendants of the Bielski brotherss who led the group. They piece together the amazing modesty
and understatement of their grandparents who after the war settled in the US and made new lives for themselves. The section where these descendants visit the set as the film is being made and relive past events is particularly poignant.
If one should ever begin to find tiresome the way that Jews keep going on about the war then watch this and vow that it should never happen again.
Brilliant performance by Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber and the rest of the cast.
Moving, Inspiring, Brilliant. Buy it!
14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This film is the true-story of the Bielski Brothers, Tuvia (Daniel Craig) Zus(Liev Schreiber) and Asael(Jamie Bell) who initiated the movement of at first a few but later over a thousand Jewish people who were going to be immediately killed and robbed by the local Police and Germans or cleared by Nazis of their Jewish populations from their villages and sent to Concentration Camps.
The brothers led by Tuvia decided to fight back, to make a stand and although Tuvia and Zus fell out for some little time they did get back together to fight against the common enemy, the Nazis.They all lived in primitive, extremely harsh conditions and it is a credit to their faith and willpower that so many made it through the 3 or more years they had to stay where they were,starting off in the Lipiczanska Forest in Summer of 1941 then moving onto the Nalibocka Forest Camp for the Winter of '41 with little food or proper Winter clothing to wear.
Allan Coruner and Mark Feurstein play Shimon Haretz and Isaac Malbi respectively who tease and torment each other throughout the film so add light moments, Alexa Davalos plays one of the love interest and Jodhi May plays Tamara Skidelsky who finds herself pregnant which is AGAINST the orders of Tuvia. What will she do? What will HE DO/ SAY?
Edward Zwick is the Director who has somehow been DENIED an Oscar by Hollywood in spite of Directing :- Glory, which I personally think is one of the best Western Movies Ever Made or whatever specialist Genre anyone wants to put it into. Starring D.Washington M.Freeman M.Broderick
Shakespeare in Love, Traffic, Blood Diamond, Legends of the Fall.
The brothers led by Tuvia decided to fight back, to make a stand and although Tuvia and Zus fell out for some little time they did get back together to fight against the common enemy, the Nazis.They all lived in primitive, extremely harsh conditions and it is a credit to their faith and willpower that so many made it through the 3 or more years they had to stay where they were,starting off in the Lipiczanska Forest in Summer of 1941 then moving onto the Nalibocka Forest Camp for the Winter of '41 with little food or proper Winter clothing to wear.
Allan Coruner and Mark Feurstein play Shimon Haretz and Isaac Malbi respectively who tease and torment each other throughout the film so add light moments, Alexa Davalos plays one of the love interest and Jodhi May plays Tamara Skidelsky who finds herself pregnant which is AGAINST the orders of Tuvia. What will she do? What will HE DO/ SAY?
Edward Zwick is the Director who has somehow been DENIED an Oscar by Hollywood in spite of Directing :- Glory, which I personally think is one of the best Western Movies Ever Made or whatever specialist Genre anyone wants to put it into. Starring D.Washington M.Freeman M.Broderick
Shakespeare in Love, Traffic, Blood Diamond, Legends of the Fall.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Watched this at the weekend - knowing nothing about the movie - and I am bewildered by some of the comments from some of the other reviewers. This is a 'slow-burner' of a movie. No histrionics, no massive Hollywood 'set-scenes' and an understated yet thoughtful music score by James Newton Howard (with haunting violin of Joshua Bell). I don't know what DVD others were watching but we were totally enaged by the movie 'Defiance.' Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber were both excellent. It was both an inspiring and moving movie. What planet are some of the other reviewers from?
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Defiance
Very moving story, more especially as it is a true story. First saw it on TV and felt I would like to watch it again. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Mrs. Ann Raymond
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Very good film
This is a touching film, based on fact. Set during the 2nd world war.
(Daniel Craig is great in it!)
(Daniel Craig is great in it!)
Published 23 days ago by susan beedle
3.0 out of 5 stars
FANTASTIC STORY,AVERAGE MOVIE
This story seems far better suited to a documentary as the subject matter is pretty slow moving.Also the accents quickly get on your nerves. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Vlad the emailer
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Action packed
Any Daniel Craig fan would like this film.Bought it to as it was recommended by another teacher to supplement my AS Level course on Stalin's Russia.
Published 1 month ago by Aimestar
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome film!
Another great film starring Daniel Craig. If you are interested in war films and action then this film is for you. It captivated me from the start and I enjoyed it immensly. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Katherine Peters
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movie was good although i didnt really get into it at first but i did in the end and liked it .
great purchase
great purchase
Published 2 months ago by jessica
3.0 out of 5 stars
No chick flic
Quite good, keeps you involved as we know it never got rave reviews, in fact I had never heard of it, but the wife said get a Daniel Craig.
Published 2 months ago by R. J. Veysey
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defiance
my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed this film and would recommend it to anyone who can remember world war 2
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Defiance DVD
I saw this film at the cinema when it first came out, and intended to buy the DVD when it was released, but never got round to it until now. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Paul Breakell
5.0 out of 5 stars
the weak defending themselves against Racisim
A good film that I had seen manytimes,I wanted it very much,liked the moral of the downtrodden standing against evil.
Thre are good scenes in it.
Thre are good scenes in it.
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