Dawn of the Great Steppe vs Defiance

Dawn of the Great Steppe has the higher audience score (7/10 against 6.8/10 for Defiance). Defiance is the shorter watch at 2h 17m compared with 2h 18m. Defiance is the older of the two (2008 against 2022). Both are action, drama, history movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Dawn of the Great Steppe posterDawn of the Great Steppe2022 VS Defiance posterDefiance2008
Dawn of the Great SteppeDefiance
Audience score★ 7.0/10★ 6.8/10
Year20222008
Length2h 18m2h 17m
GenresAction, Drama, History, WarAction, Drama, History, War
Country––
DirectorAkan SatayevEdward Zwick
Main castBerik Aytzhanov, Yerik Zholzhaksynov, Nurlan Alimzhanov, Daniyar Urazaev, Aidos AbdykadyrovMark Feuerstein, Iddo Goldberg, Liev Schreiber, Jodhi May, Tomas Arana

Synopsis

Dawn of the Great Steppe

In the 16th century, during the Kazakh Khanate, Kasym Khan was the fourth ruler, often viewed as the greatest leader to unite the Kazakh tribes.

Defiance

Based on a true story, during World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland.

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