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2008

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Three Jewish brothers (Craig, Schreiber and Bell) escape from Nazi-occupied Poland into the Belarussian forest, where they join Russian resistance fighters and endeavor to build a village in order to protect themselves and others in danger. Read more

Starring	Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, George MacKay
Director	Edward Zwick
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Drama

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Defiance
- 06 Jan 2009
Poland, 1941: Three brothers – the Bielskis – escape a Nazi-ordained massacre at their farm by the skin of their teeth. They hide out in the vast Belarussian forest, while Tuvia (Daniel Craig) waits for a chance to exact his revenge on the collaborators who murdered their parents. Yet to the consternation of his brother Zus (Liev Schreiber) every time Tuvia returns from a recce, he brings more Jewish refugees back with him into the forest. Soon they have a full-scale camp on their... Read more
Rescheduling 'shuffles Oscar faves'
- 20 Oct 2008
Several high-profile actors tipped as favourites for Oscar nominations may have had their chances scuppered due to a major rescheduling of release dates. According to the Hollywood Reporter, three upcoming movies - The Road, The Soloist and Defiance - have had their release dates changed, which could have a detrimental effect on their eligibility for an Academy Award. As a result, Daniel Craig, Robert Downey Jr. Jamie Foxx and Viggo Mortensen may find they miss out on a chance of an award for... Read more
Hathaway and Carter 'join Alice'
- 07 Oct 2008
Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter have joined the cast of Tim Burton's Disney version of Alice In Wonderland, according to the US media. Burton's adaptation of Lewis Carroll's classic story, which is to be presented in 3D using a mixture of live action and animation, is scheduled for release in March 2010. The eccentric director has already cast relatively unknown Australian actress Mia Wasikowska as Alice, while Johnny Depp was recently confirmed for the role of the Mad Hatter. According... Read more
Role Models tops UK box office
- 15 Jan 2009
Role Models has claimed the number one on the UK box office chart after its first weekend on release. The comedy, starring Paul Rudd and Seann William Scott, pulled in £2.3 million in three days to keep Golden Globe winner Slumdog Millionaire from the top spot. Rudd and Scott star as energy drink salesmen who must attend a community service programme with lonely youngsters following an arrest for a caffeine-fuelled bender. Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, which was a multiple winner at... Read more
The Reader
- 29 Dec 2008
Why are Anglo-Americans making films about Germany’s collective shame over the Holocaust? And why now? No doubt it’s entirely coincidental that The Reader comes hot on the heels of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas and just a few weeks before Tom Cruise plays a sympathetic German officer in Valkyrie. At a pinch we could throw in Defiance too (released next week), another WWII story, this time about Jewish resistance – such as it was. I have a feeling that the international... Read more