Anthropoid

Anthropoid

Prague, 1942. Reinhard Heydrich is the head of the Main Directorate of Imperial Security of the Third Reich, the protector of Bohemia and Moravia, and the third person in Nazi Germany after Adolf Hitler and Heinrich Himmler. In the hands of the "Butcher of Prague", as he was called during his lifetime, thousands of innocent lives. A small group of people decided to turn the adventurous operation "Anthropoid", the goal of which is to destroy Heydrich. One small mistake can put everything in great danger. If something does not go according to plan and someone is caught, it is better to die immediately. The elimination of such a high-ranking German official would change the course of history and accelerate the victory over Nazism. Read more The film is based on real events. The film was directed by Sean Ellis. He is known for the "Return" project. In addition, Sean was nominated for an Oscar in 2006 for "Best Short Feature Film" under the title "Return of the Money". The roles in the film were performed by: Cillian Murphy ("Batman: The Beginning", "Breakfast on Pluto" (both 2005), "Inception" (2010)), Jamie Dornan ("Fifty Shades of Grey" franchise, the TV series "Crash"), Charlotte Le Bon ("The French Guy's Rules of Life" (2013), "Spices and Passions" (2014), "The Walk" (2015)), Toby Jones ("Christopher and His Kind" (2011), the TV series "Elizabeth I", "Pines"). The premiere of the film took place on July 1, 2016 at the International Film Festival in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. Film critics http://www.metacritic.com rated the film 59/100, and https://www.rottentomatoes.com has 66% positive reviews (65/99).