Defiance (2008)
Directed by Edward Zwick
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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Edward Zwick's WWII era Belarus is the same era and location as Elem Klimov's Belarus war drama "Come and See" except that "…
(Also, remember Zwick produced I Am Sam, 2001).
Director Edward Zwick has made a good-looking film in Defiance, not unlike his work on notable productions such as Legends of the Fall, The Last Samurai and Blood Diamond.
Director Edward Zwick is famous for such fancy pantsing, having made his mark with such examples of celluloid showboating as Glory, Legends of the Fall, Courage Under Fire, and The Last Samurai.
Even his films that less-than-thrilled me, “Legends of the Fall” and “The Last Sumurai,” still show his excellent craftwork and ability to create sweeping epics.