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Defiance is a 2008 World War II era film written, produced and directed by Edward Zwick, set during the occupation of Belarus by Nazi Germany. The film is an account of the Bielski partisans, a group led by three Jewish brothers who saved and recruited Jews in Poland (now Belarus) during the Second World War. The film stars Daniel Craig as Tuvia Bielski, Liev Schreiber as Zus Bielski, Jamie Bell as Asael Bielski and George MacKay as Aron Bielski.
Production began in early September 2007 and had a limited release in the United States on December 31, 2008. It went into general release worldwide on January 16, 2009 and was released on home media on June 2, 2009. The film was an adaptation of Nechama Tec's book Defiance: The Bielski Partisans.
The film opens with on-screen text stating: "A true story". It is August 1941 and Nazi forces are sweeping through Eastern Europe, targeting Jewish people. Among the survivors not killed or restricted to ghettoes are the Jewish Bielski brothers: Tuvia (Daniel Craig), Zus (Liev Schreiber), Asael (Jamie Bell), and Aron (George MacKay). Their parents are dead, slain by the local police under orders from the occupying Germans. The brothers flee to the Białowieża Forest, vowing to avenge their parents.
everyday is full of fucking boredom and frustration
and everyone you see is full of ignorance and apathy
have the good times gone leaving just a faded memory?
is there any hope at all for any kind of unity?
will we sit back and let those bastards get the best of us
just sit back while the system is destroying us
sit and fucking take it as they take our lives away
i'm not going to tke it if it ends up fucking killing me
[Chorus:]
fuck this city fuck this city up
are you really happy while your living in shit?
fuck this city fuck this city up
what the fuck are they going to do about it?
fuck this city fuck this city up
lets show these bastards that were sick of fucking taking it
fuck this city fuck this city up
what the fuck are they going to do about it?
all around this city fucked up institutions still stand strong
and every day that goes by this shit still keeps on going on
meat shops strive and survive as the butchers blade is carving
rich scum rob and exploit while still there are so many starving
will we just sit back and let those bastards get the best of us
just sit back while this system is destraving us
sit and fucking take it as they take our lives away
i'm not going to take it if it ends up fucking killing me
[Chorus]
still...rich scum prosper as were force to live in shit
still...we sit and take it as we try to find way to deal with it
still...the butchers knife reigns down on the innocent
still...those murdering fucking bastards get a way with it
still...each day of our lives are spent in agony and misey
still...this fucking system stands strong as it's killing you and me
will we just sit back and let those bastards get the best of us
just sit back while this system is destraving us
sit and fucking take it as they take our lives away
i'm not going to take it if it ends up fucking killing me