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Defiance

Name: Defiance
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 2008-12-31
Duration: 137 min
Rating: 6.845

★ 6,8 /10 (1,927 Votes)

2008 EN 137 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

31/12/2008

Votes

1,927

Popularity

5.2

Freedom begins with an act of defiance

Genres

Drama History War

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

137 min

Budget

$32,000,000

Revenue

$51,155,219

Daniel Craig

Tuvia Bielski

Liev Schreiber

Zus Bielski

Jamie Bell

Asael Bielski

Alexa Davalos

Lilka Ticktin

Allan Corduner

Shimon Haretz

Mark Feuerstein

Isaac Malbin

Tomas Arana

Ben Zion Gulkowitz

Jodhi May

Tamara Skidelsky

Kate Fahy

Riva Reich

Iddo Goldberg

Yitzhak Shulman

Iben Hjejle

Bella

Martin Hancock

Peretz Shorshaty

Ravil Isyanov

Viktor Panchenko

Jacek Koman

Konstanty "Koscik" Kozlowski

George MacKay

Aron Bielski

Jonjo O'Neill

Lazar

Sam Spruell

Arkady Lubczanski

Mia Wasikowska

Chaya Dziencielsky

Mark Margolis

Jewish Elder

Markus von Lingen

German SS Scout

Rolandas Boravskis

Gramov

Algirdas Dainavičius

Motl Lubczanski

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Aurelija Prasmuntaite

Rachel

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Ina Frismanaite

Avram's Daughter

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Ana Goldberg

Lila

Leonardas Pobedonoscevas

Jacov

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Kristina Bertasiute

Dark Haired Beauty

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Kristina Skokova

Red Haired Woman

Remigijus Bilinskas

Pinchas Zuckerman

Rimgaudas Karvelis

Oppenheim

Leonas Ciunis

Accountant

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Aleksandr Zila

Chaya's Father

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Iveta Nadzeikiene

Chaya's Mother

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Clayton Frohman

Isadore Skidelsky

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Marc Levy

Yechael Efrati

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Zoe Rosenblum

Sarah Oppenheim

Sakalas Uždavinys

Lova Volkin (as Sakalas Uzdavinys)

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Saulius Janavicius

Israel Kotler

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Leonidas Kotikas

Krensky

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Dalia Smalskiene

Rosa

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Tadas Kavaliauskas

Levine

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Matas Cancingeris

Little Boy

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Diana Aneviciute

Koscik's Wife

Sigitas Rackys

Belarussian Police Captain

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Vaidas Kublinskas

Police Captain's Son #1

Valentin Novopolskij

Police Captain's Son #2

Dalia Michelevičiūtė

Police Captain's Wife

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Ervinas Peteraitis

Kissely The Milkman

Dmitrij Denisiuk

Policeman

Antanas Šurna

Orthodox Rabbi

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Dalius Mertinas

Belarussian Police Officer #1

Vaidotas Martinaitis

Belarussian Police Officer #2

Aldona Bendoriute

Jewish Mother Separated From Child #1

Darius Gumauskas

Jewish Father Being Beaten #1

Irmantas Bačelis

Jewish Father Being Beaten #2

Edita Užaitė

Jewish Mother Separated From Child #2

Jordan Bielsky

Villager Getting Shot

Gediminas Girdvainis

Screaming Man

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Stanislav Adamickij

German Captain

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Klemens Becker

SS Captain

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Jonas Tamulevicius

German Courier

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Jaroslav Pšenička

German Officer In Car

Jolanta Dapkūnaitė

Woman In Car

Miroslav Lhotka

German Officer

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Giacomo Strasser

German Private

Mac Steinmeier

German Sergeant

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Dmitrti Slepovitch

Musician

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Arkadij Gotesman

Musician

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Borisas Kirzeneris

Musician

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Raimondas Sviackevicius

Musician

Vidas Petkevičius

Avram Rubinski

Rimantė Valiukaitė

Miriam

Janina Matiekonytė

Well-Dressed Woman

Original Soundtrack

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