Anthropoid

2016 "Resistance has a code name"
7.2| 2h0m| R| en
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In December 1941, Czech soldiers Jozef Gabčík and Jan Kubiš parachute into their occupied homeland to assassinate Nazi officer Reinhard Heydrich.

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GazerRise Fantastic!
MusicChat It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.
Arianna Moses Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
adithehunk-pikul So much truth reflected about Czechoslovakia and it's patriotism.. great movie.
iNickR Just to be on the safe side I mention that there are spoilers ahead. Although it doesn't take a rocket scientist or an expert researcher to 'find out' how Anthropoid ends, I'm just doing what I figure is best.Americans don't play the heroes and there is no 'Hollywood' ending (ok, end of spoiler alert).Anytime a Nazi gets killed is a good thing (fiction or IRL). Sure, we've seen similar stories in the past (ok, well a lot), and it's almost like there are limitless tales about assassinations or attempted assassinations of top Nazi personnel. But, what I like most about this story is the determination of its protagonists to accomplish their mission – not that they differ from anyone else, but the passion displayed by Cillian Murphy's Josef Gabcik is very inspiring. I am really empathetic to their struggle (and I have Austrian blood in me!) and I feel like I need to help in some way. Like any great soldier these patriots are willing to be killed for the better of humanity and/or their country.I also like that there is no American involvement seen anywhere. There is, however, very little mention of British involvement. The 'real' story is that Operation Anthropoid's operative's, although both Czech and Slovak, were trained by the British. Also, the Czechoslovakian government needed permission from the Brits before carrying out the plan (the Czech government was in exile in London at the time). When I think of Czechoslovakia I certainly don't think of James Bond or Jason Bourne type of planning and 'execution' for the better of the world. I mean really, Czechoslovakia? The home of Pilsner, small cars and a funny language carrying out an assassination of the 3rd most powerful man in the Reich?! WTF. Yes! It works, and quite well.Like the actual story, there are some blunders in the movie, too, but for the most part very enjoyable…in part because there is no 'Hollywood' in it.
denis888 ON paper, this ,ovie seems like an excellent take on Reinhard Heydrich's assassination in Prague in 1942. The plot seems to be very cool and then, there are awesome actors such as Cillian Murphy as Jozef Gabčík and Jamie Dornan as Jan Kubiš, so what can possibly go any wrong. WEll, there are good and weaker points. Almost all accuracy and cool play are deleted by terribly slow pace and unbearable predictability. Yeah, the assassination scene is awesome as well as the final stand in the cathedral - and main parts are all decent. But no, it could have been shorter, not in this sick sepia color scheme and not so trite in several scenes. And then, there are totally unnecessary symbolic scenes and very languid close-ups that kill all the thrill. Therefore, this is a very uneven movie with both weak and strong points to its merit. History buffs would enjoy certain accuracy, while Prague fans would love to see authentic places, but above that, this is just another war flick.
gulopap An absolute masterpiece. I might be a little biased since it's about my native country of Czechoslovakia (Slovakia after split up but i still see the Czechs as full on brothers) but goddamn i was waiting for this movie since before i was born.It even made me cry on like 2 occasions and the only movie that was able to do that before was Hachiko: A dog's story with Richard Gere but common whoever saw that and didn't cry afterwards or at least once during the movie is probably not even human