Resistance is a war movie released in 2003

2003 in film

The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. Releases of sequels took place with movies like The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, 2 Fast 2 Furious, Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle, The Matrix Reloaded, The Matrix Revolutions, Pokémon Heroes, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines,...

. It was written by Todd Komarnicki and Anita Shreve

Anita Shreve

Anita Shreve is an American writer. The daughter of an airline pilot and a homemaker, she graduated from Dedham High School, attended Tufts University and began writing while working as a high school teacher in Reading MA. One of her first published stories, Past the Island, Drifting, was awarded...

, stars Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton

William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...

, Julia Ormond

Julia Ormond

Julia Karin Ormond is an English actress who has appeared in film and television and on stage.-Early life and education:...

, Philippe Volter

Philippe Volter

Philippe Volter , child of director Claude Volter and actress Jacqueline Bir, was a Belgian actor....

, Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire

Sandrine Bonnaire is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films including Hollywood movies.Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat, Allier, in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in...

, and Victor Reinier, and was directed by Todd Komarnicki. Resistance, with a 16 million euro

Euro

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 budget, was the most expensive Dutch

Netherlands

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 production ever. Its theatrical run lasted for just one week.

Plot

The epic tale of an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 reconnaissance pilot, Ted Brice (Paxton), downed in occupied Belgium

Belgium

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 at the height of World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

. Hidden by resistance

Belgian resistance

Belgian resistance during World War II to the occupation of Belgium by Nazi Germany took different forms. "The Belgian Resistance" was the common name for the Netwerk van de weerstand - Réseau de Résistance or Resistance Network , a group of partisans fighting the Nazis...

 fighters, the he falls in love with the wife (Ormond) of the man who will save him. When their affair is exposed, an act of betrayal threatens their lives and the entire resistance movement, forcing the pilot to make a powerful choice that could change the course of the war.

Cast

Actor	Role
Bill Paxton Bill Paxton William "Bill" Paxton is an American actor and film director. He gained popularity after starring roles in the films Apollo 13, Twister, Aliens, True Lies, and Titanic...	Ted Brice
Julia Ormond Julia Ormond Julia Karin Ormond is an English actress who has appeared in film and television and on stage.-Early life and education:...	Claire Daussois
Philippe Volter Philippe Volter Philippe Volter , child of director Claude Volter and actress Jacqueline Bir, was a Belgian actor....	Henri Daussois
Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire Sandrine Bonnaire is a French actress, who has appeared in more than 40 films including Hollywood movies.Bonnaire was born in the town of Gannat, Allier, in the Auvergne region. She was born into a working-class family, the seventh of eleven children. Her acting career began at the age of 16 in...	Lucette Oomlop
Jean-Michel Vovk	Anthoine
Antoine Van Lierde	Jean Benoit
Ariane Schluter Ariane Schluter Ariane Schluter, is a Dutch actress. She is probably best known for playing in films by such Dutch filmmakers as Alex van Warmerdam and Theo van Gogh....	Beatrice Benoit
Angelo Bison	Artaud Benoit
Filip Peeters	Captain Haas
Victor Reinier	Interrogator
Dennis Hayden Dennis Hayden Dennis Hayden is an American actor. He was one of five brothers and one sister born in Girard, Kansas on a pig and soybean farm....	Eddie

External links

• Resistance (2003) at IMDB
• Resistance (1992) at IMDB An Australian film of the same name.