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Opponents say in its telling of the true story of the four Bielski brothers who fled the Nazis and set up a kibbutz-style secret village with hundreds of followers in a forest in what was then part of Poland, the filmmakers have, in true Hollywood style, simplified the facts, mythologised the group and omitted to address accusations that they ill-treated Polish locals and the underground home army. It is an indisputable fact that the Bielskis' unit waged a campaign of armed resistance against the Nazis as well as providing a refuge for the old, weak and sick which saved 1, Jews from the Holocaust.
But many Poles, particularly nationalists, continue to believe that the Bielskis' partisans also took part in a brutal attack led by Soviet partisans on the village of Naliboki in which people were killed, despite historical investigations that have exonerated them.
The story of "Defiance" has all the makings of a deep emotional experience, but I found myself oddly detached. Perhaps that's because most of the action and principal characters are within the group. Night Shyamalan's " The Village. No, but 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.
What the film comes down to is a forest survival story, with a few scenes of Nazis trying to find and to destroy them and a few battle scenes that furnish the trailer and promise more of an action film. The survival story may contain omens for our own time.
In the most fearsome of future scenarios, we may all have to survive in the wilderness, and we should be so lucky to have the Bielski brothers to help us. They were farmers, strong, fierce, skilled in survival skills, pragmatic. After they flee from genocide into the forest, others come hoping to join them, and word of their encampment spreads through the refugee underground.
Tuvia decides early on that they must take in all Jews, even the helpless ones who cannot contribute; Zus, a firebrand, is less interested in saving Jews than killing Nazis, which he reasons will save more Jews. This conflict -- between helping our side or harming theirs -- is seen even today in the controversy over the invasion of Gaza, with Israel playing the role of the Bielski settlement.
The refugees sort out into leadership and support roles, feed their growing group largely by stealing food, establish such institutions as a hospital, a court, even a tannery.
Romance blossoms, which is common in life but indispensable in a movie, and there are tender scenes which are awfully warmly lit and softly scored, under the circumstances.
See more at IMDbPro. Trailer Defiance: Theatrical Trailer. Clip Interview Photos Top cast Edit. Iben Hjejle Bella as Bella. Jonjo O'Neill Lazar as Lazar. Edward Zwick.
More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. On the run and hiding in the deep forests of the then German-occupied Poland and Belorussia World War II , the four Bielski brothers find the impossible task of foraging for food and weapons for their survival.
They live, not only with the fear of discovery, contending with neighboring Soviet partisans and knowing whom to trust but also take the responsibility of looking after a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. Women, men, children, the elderly and the young alike are all hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forests in the darkest times of German-occupied Eastern Europe.
Freedom begins with an act of defiance! Action Drama History Thriller War. Rated R for violence and language. Did you know Edit. Trivia The film was shot in a remote, wooded area in Lithuania, about a hundred miles away from the real location of the Bielski brothers camp.
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