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The deep forests of Poland and Belorussia are the domain of the occuping Germans during World War II. The three Bielski brothers go into the forests and find the impossible task of foraging for food, weapons and survival, not just for themselves but for a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. The brothers, living with the fear of discovery must contend with neighboring Soviet partisans and deciding whom to trust. They take on the responsibility of guardians and motivate hundreds of women, men, children and the elderly to join their fight against the Nazi regime while hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forest. At the same time, the brothers turn a band of war defectors into commanding freedom fighters. Based on true events
Based on the book "Defiance: the Bielski Partisans" by Nechama Tec
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008
Special features: Commentary by director Edward Zwick; "Return to the forest: the making of Defiance" featurette; "Children of the Otriad: the families speak" featurette; Bielski Partisan survivors; "Scoring Defiance:" creating the music in the film featurette
Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell, Alexa Davalos, Allan Corduner, Mark Feuerstein
Music, James Newton Howard
MPAA rating: R; for violence and language CHV rating: 14A
Blu-ray disc, widescreen (1.85:1); Dolby TrueHD 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, 1080p High-Definition
This Blu-ray disc will not play in standard DVD players
English (5.1 Dolby TrueHD), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1 Dolby Digital) or Spanish (5.1 Dolby Digital) dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing