WhenseventeenothersturneddowntheUnitarianAssociation'srequestforreliefvolunteers,WaitstillandMarthaSharpcommittedtothedangerousmission."DefyingtheNazis:TheSharps'War"isthestoryoftheirhumanitarianworkandtheeffectithadontheirlives.TheSharp'slefttheirtwoyoungchildrenbehindinWellesley,MassachusettsandtraveledtoCzechoslovakiatoaidrefugeesjustaswarwasabouttobreakoutinEurope.Whileabroad,theycombatedpoliticalandsociallegislation,breakinglawsinordertogetimperiledindividualsexitvisas.Frominvolvementwithblackmarket,moneylaundering,totheclandestinetransportationofrefugees,theSharpsplayedavitalroleintherescueofJewsanddissidentsfrompersecution.Thefilmfeaturesinterviewswiththerefugeesrescuedaschildren,nowadults,whoweretakentoAmericabyMarthaSharp,andinterviewswithfamilymembers.Thesepersonalstorieshighlighttheimpactofsocialchangeandtheeffectofthe...