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Set during the occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany, the film's screenplay by Clayton Frohman and Zwick was based on Nechama Tec's 1993 book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans, an account of the eponymous group led by Polish Jewish brothers who saved and recruited Jews in Belarus during the World War II.
It was a tragic scene endlessly repeated throughout Europe during World War II. But instead of surrendering or wallowing in pity, these brothers – Tuvia, Zus and Asael – achieved the impossible. They transformed the Nazis' violent act against them into a heroic and beautiful tale of survival against the odds.
- Deena Yellin
Jan 14, 2009 · Preserving Jewish civilization under the noses of the Nazis. Daniel Craig in "Defiance." "Defiance" is based on the true story of a group of Jews in Belarus who successfully defied the Nazis, hid in the forest and maintained a self-contained society while losing only about 50 of their some 1,200 members. The "Bielski Partisans" represented the ...
May 19, 2024 · Q: Is Defiance based on a true story? A: Yes, Defiance is based on the true story of the Bielski partisans, led by the Bielski brothers, who formed a Jewish resistance group and fought against the Nazis during World War II.
Jan 13, 2009 · Defiance (Paramount Vantage), a new World War II film starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber, is based on the true story of the Bielski brothers, smugglers who started a refugee community in the Belarusian forest of Poland in 1941 after their village was sacked by Polish police working for the Nazis.
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Dec 30, 2008 · Based on a book by Nechama Tec, “Defiance” tells the true and astonishing story of the Bielski partisans, who fought the Nazis and rescued hundreds of Jews through the darkest years of war...
The film is based on a true story, beginning in August 1941. Nazi Einsatzgruppen (task forces) are sweeping through Eastern Europe, systematically killing Hebrews. Among the survivors not killed or restricted to ghettos are the Belarusian Hebrew Bielski brothers: Tuvia (Daniel Craig), Zus (Liev Schreiber), Asael (Jamie Bell) and Aron (George ...
