Word: bielskis
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...think is a legacy of that.” His new film “Defiance,” about Jewish resistance during the Holocaust, combines Zwick’s dual interest in epic storytelling and intimate human drama. The film documents the amazing true story of the Bielski brothers, who helped thousands of Jews seek refuge in the Belarusian forest and escape the Nazis. Zwick was inspired to document this unique and moving narrative after a friend showed him an obituary in the New York Times for Zus Bielski, one of the brothers...