
ANTHROPOID is based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the World War II mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich. The Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler, Heydrich was the main architect behind the Final Solution and the leader of occupying Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia whose reign of terror prompted self-exiled Czech and Slovak soldiers (played by Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan) to hatch a top-secret mission that would change t... (Full plot summary below)
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ANTHROPOID is based on the extraordinary true story of Operation Anthropoid, the World War II mission to assassinate SS General Reinhard Heydrich. The Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler, Heydrich was the main architect behind the Final Solution and the leader of occupying Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia whose reign of terror prompted self-exiled Czech and Slovak soldiers (played by Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan) to hatch a top-secret mission that would change the face of Europe forever.
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| Washington PostChristopher KompanekAided by co-screenwriter Anthony Frewin, Ellis takes his time in this slow-burning thriller, which often feels more like a character study. |
| Georgia StraightKen EisnerThis feast-or-famine approach to action filmmaking is quite taxing, and fails to illuminate philosophical aspects of the title. |
| Killer Movie ReviewsAndrea Chasestrong stuff, but realized with a beauty of intensity that grabs you by the throat whether you know the story from history of not. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin CovertWatching this vicious David and Goliath battle is a reminder of humanity's limitless capacity for destruction. |
| Screen InternationalAllan HunterIt is a testimony to the film’s careful construction and honest intentions that you have become so engaged in the fate of the characters. |
| Reeling ReviewsRobin CliffordEllis and his team do a superb job in recreating events from start to finish, quite literally, with an obviously well-researched script by the director and co-writer Anthony Frewin. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreOne of the best pictures of the year and the best movie of the summer. |
| Slant MagazineOleg IvanovDirector Sean Ellis's film offers a potent examination of the moral rectitude of resistance. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekMore dogged than inspiring... It's a pity that the mission to kill Heydrich-rightfully remembered as an act of supreme heroism by Czechs-has resulted in a surprisingly turgid film that doesn't spring to life until it's almost put you to sleep. |
| AV ClubMike D'AngeloDramatically, it’s not much of a movie, but if you just want to know how things went down, it’s certainly a more exciting précis than Wikipedia’s. |