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Anthropoid

2016 · 120 min

A grim, slow-building war thriller that tightens like a wire, ending in a harrowing, claustrophobic last stand.

Directed by
Sean Ellis
Genres
History, Thriller, War
Starring
Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon
Tagline
Resistance has a code name
Overview
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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  • Amazon Prime Video
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Directed by
Sean Ellis
Genres
History, Thriller, War
Starring
Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • survival
  • betrayal
  • loyalty
  • death
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance2
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity5
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
history, thriller, war
Directed by
Sean Ellis
Written by
Sean Ellis, Anthony Frewin
Starring
Jamie Dornan, Cillian Murphy, Charlotte Le Bon, Anna Geislerová, Harry Lloyd, Toby Jones, Alena Mihulová, Marcin Dorociński
Music
Robin Foster
Cinematography
Sean Ellis
Runtime
120 min
Country
Czech Republic, France, United States of America, United Kingdom
Languages
Czech, German, English

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