Anthropoid is set to hit the big screen this September and looks set to be an edge of your seat war drama... and the brand new poster for the film has been unveiled.
Anthropoid
Anthropoid marks the return of Sean Ellis to the director's chair for what will be his first feature film since Metro Manilla. As well as being in the director's chair, Ellis has also taken this incredible true story and adapted it into a screenplay.
Anthropoid also marks the return of actor Cillian Murphy to the big screen as he teams up with director Ellis for the first time.
The filmmaker has assembled an impressive cast for the film as Jamie Dornan, Charlotte LeBon, Toby Jones, Harry Lloyd and Bill Milner all star alongside Murphy.
Anthropoid is based on the extraordinary true story of the World War II operation to assassinate Nazi commanding officer Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich was the Reich's third in command after Hitler and Himmler; he was the main architect behind the Final Solution and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia. Nicknamed 'The Butcher of Prague,; his reign of terror and brutality prompted Czech authorities in London to hatch a top-secret mission, codenamed ;Operation Anthropoid,; which would change history forever.
One of the most terrifying and thrilling stories of World War II, Anthropoid follows two soldiers from the Czech army-in-exile, Josef Gabcík (Murphy) and Jan Kubis (Dornan), who are parachuted into their occupied homeland in December 1941. With limited intelligence and little equipment in a city locked down under Nazi occupation, they must find a way to assassinate Heydrich, the man many saw as Adolf Hitler's natural successor.
It you are looking to take a break from the big-budget blockbusters as we head into the autumn film season, Anthropoid could well be the movie that you are looking for.
Anthropoid is released 9th September.