Holocaust: HW-2

Homework Task 2 (p.58-60) is due:

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An excellent film was made about the Bielski brothers’ story!

Name: Defiance

Meaning: “open resistance; bold disobedience”

Time: 2h 17min

Age rating: 15

Synopsis: “Jewish brothers in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe escape into the Belarussian forests, where they join Russian resistance fighters, and endeavor to build a village, in order to protect themselves and about one thousand Jewish non-combatants. On the run and hiding in the deep forests of the then German-occupied Poland and Belorussia (World War II), the four Bielski brothers find the impossible task of foraging for food and weapons for their survival. They live, not only with the fear of discovery, contending with neighboring Soviet partisans and knowing whom to trust but also take the responsibility of looking after a large mass of fleeing Polish Jews from the German war machine. Women, men, children, the elderly and the young alike are all hiding in makeshift homes in the dark, cold and unforgiving forests in the darkest times of German-occupied Eastern Europe.” (source: Defiance (2008) – IMDb)

[You may not copy this synopsis for your homework task…!!]

Trailers:

(2:10 minutes long)

(2:02 minutes long)

If you plan to watch this film, make sure that your parents give their consent!

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