At a glance: ‘Defiance’

Based on a real story from World War II, three brothers (Daniel Craig, Liev Schreiber, Jamie Bell) flee German-occupied Poland and, along with hundreds of Jewish exiles, try to rebuild their lives in the forests of Belarus.

Running time/rating: 2:17; rated R for violence, language.

What they’re saying: “It’s an inspiring story, if one that doesn’t need quite as much poetic inspiration as Ed Zwick’s movie insists on giving it.” – Bob Mondello, National Public Radio