Jesse Eisenberg on playing mime artist Marceau in "Resistance"
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Actor Jesse Eisenberg is best known for his portrayal of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the 2010 movie The Social Network. In his latest role he's playing Marcel Marceau in a little-known episode of the mime artist's life story: a daring attempt to rescue 120 Jewish orphans from the Nazis in the Second World War. Resistance opened in New Zealand cinemas on Thursday June 11th.