Movie has some thrills and spills

I have been waiting for this movie for couple of weeks now. The preview of Defiance was more than enough to convince me that it was going to be a powerful and a gripping story and it was indeed.

Although I don't like Daniel Craig as James Bond, I certainly loved him in Defiance. His acting was flawless and the character he was playing was a man with courage, dignity and honour.

The director of this movie Edward Zwick has made previous films such as Glory and Blood Diamond.

Defiance is based on a true story about three brothers who rescued more than a thousand Jews from the Nazis by hiding in the Naliboki Forest in Belarus.

In June 1941, Hitler's army invades Belarus, then a part of the Soviet Union, killing 50,000 Jews and rounding up another 100,000 for deportation to camps.

Three brothers from the Bielski farm, which was also overrun by the army, survive. They make a vow to hide in the forest and come out only for revenge attacks on the Nazis and their collaborators.

Tuvia (Daniel Craig) is the leader of the refugee group which grows into a community.

He is also more interested in saving people than seeking revenge.

Zus (Liev Schreiber) is the more hot-headed man. He believes his brother Tuvia should concentrate more on revenge rather than saving more people.

Slowly, the brothers build up their resources. From just a hatchet, a pistol and four bullets they gradually acquire rifles and submachine guns.

They also form a community in the woods, building a settlement with underground dugouts, a kitchen, mill, bakery, school and infirmary.

The disagreement between Tuvia and Zus causes a rift and at the end Zus joins the Red Army to take on the Nazis.

Zus has another personal reason for hating the Nazis so much, they killed his wife and daughter during their invasion.

The third and youngest brother, Asael (Jamie Bell) loves both his brothers and feels their pain but he is caught in the rivalry between Zus and Tuvia.

The film comes with many thrilling moments such as the invasion and the killings by the Nazis as well as the attacks by the brothers but it also has sweet romantic scenes. This is a must-see movie. Don't miss it on the big screen as that's where it is more appealing.

Showing in: Seef II, Saar Cineplex and Al Jazeera Cineplex.