The movie Defiance first takes place in the year 1941 in Belarussia. At this time, Germans were "hunting" all Jews under Adolf Hitler's orders. Based on a true story, the movie tells of how four brothers, Tuvia, Zus, Asael, and Aron Bielski survive in escaping death by the Germans as well as how they help save many other Jews...
In the beginning, Germans were taking and killing Jews. As Asael and Zus realized what was happening, they quickly ran home to tell their family only to find out that their parents were already dead, but they did find their little brother, Aron... Desperate to find a safe place to live, they ended up settling in a forest. Tuvia, the oldest of the four brothers, later met up with them. When Aron wanders throught the forest, he finds out that there are other escaped Jews in the forest. So, they all band together in order to survive. Zus was very hesitant about letting all of those Jews stay with them because of the lack of food, but Tuvia insisted.
Finding food was a definite challenge for the Jews. They were forced to steal food from poor farmers risking their lives. At one point in the movie, the Bielski brothers had had enough of the Germans killing their people. They wanted to get revenge so they went out and started killing numerous Germans...They later realized that this wasn't the answer. Tuvia took on as leader of the group of Jews in the forest. He had various orders that everyone had to follow: everyone got an equal amount of food when eating meals; everyone had to work and be productive; no pregnancies; and you could only steal from those who were not in need, etc. It was with these orders, that everyone was able to stay sane...
There were several occasions when Germans would spot the Jews in the forest and would attempt to kill them, but the Jews all had will power and were able to fend them off with some machine guns, pistols and other weapons. Throughout the movie, more and more Jews seemed to accumulate with the Bielski otriad...
When winter approaches, Tuvia and Zus have a fight resulting in Zus leaving. Zus joins the Red Army belonging to the Soviets. Tuvia had to protect his people as well as fight for his own survival. He got really sick and was hardly able to keep the peace between everyone. One woman by the name of Lilka Ticktin nursed him, and played a big role in getting him healthy again.,later becoming his wife.
After the winter subsides, the Germans really start to attack. Planes flew over the forest bombing different areas and also, German soldiers came in and started attacking. Tuvia is uncertain as to what he should do, but Asael steps us and helps in leading the Jews out of the forest. The Jews' only option was to to walk through a swampy grassland. When they finally reach land, Germans are still awaiting--this time with a tank. Struggling, the Jews give it all they have. Zus ends up reuniting with Tuvia helping in the defeat of the Germans...
In the end, over 1200 Jews had survived with the help of the Bielski brothers living two more years in the forest that they had reached. The Bielski brothers were heros, but were never looking for recognition.
Characters:
Tuvia Bielski
Zus Bielski
Asael Bielski
Aron Bielski
Bielski Family and Friends
*I thought this movie was awesome! It really showed just what the Jews were forced to face during WWII. I liked doing this blog because we got to watch a movie about WWII...educational, but still keeps your attention..I also really like to watch movies...The Jews really had horrible lives because of WWII...this movie really show that.
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