They Were Defiant ****

Rating: 10/10 (2 April 2012)

The story of the Bielski Brothers who helped 1,000 Jewish people during the holocaust.
The true story is a sad one describing how the survivors survived the obstacles they found around themselves.
It is the story of the building of community relationships while hiding deep in the forests of eastern Europe. As is the case with any such situation, there is tension and division. Daniel Craig is one brother who wants to stay with the group while his brother joined the Russian army in defense of their Motherland against Nazi Germany.
We have Jewish people of all various groups. In fact,Liev Schriber, the militant of the brothers, makes mention of the fact that the wealthier Jews among them had looked down on the poorer ones.
Everyone was assigned a specific task within the community. With fantastic cinematography, the picture will be well remembered.