Anthropoid
for violence and some disturbing images.
DVD: November 1, 2016
Nazis
SS-Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich
resistance fighters
Petschek Palace was a bank that was converted to Gestapo headquarters during the war. Many people of the Czech resistance were tortured there and today the basement remains a museum to their memory.
sin and the fall of man
war in the Bible
What is the Biblical perspective on war? Answer
Why does God allow innocent people to suffer? Answer
What about the issue of suffering? Doesn’t this prove that there is no God and that we are on our own? Answer
Does God feel our pain? Answer
ORIGIN OF BAD—How did bad things come about? Answer
Did God make the world the way it is now? What kind of world would you create? Answer
| Featuring |
Jamie Dornan … Jan Kubis Cillian Murphy … Josef Gabcík Toby Jones … Uncle Hajský Charlotte Le Bon … Marie Kovárníková Brian Caspe … Antonín Karel Hermánek Jr. … Ignác Sara Arsteinova (Sara Arnsteinova) … Woman at 44 Hana Frejková … Mrs. Lukesová Sean Mahon … Dr. Eduard Jan Hájek … Bretislav Bauman See all » |
| Director | Sean Ellis |
| Producer |
LD Entertainment 22h22 Lucky Man Films |
| Distributor |
 Bleecker Street Media |
“Resistance has a code name”
Here’s what the distributor says about their film: “ANTHROPOID is based on the extraordinary true story of “Operation Anthropoid,” the code name for the Czechoslovakian operatives’ mission to assassinate SS officer Reinhard Heydrich.
Heydrich, the main architect behind the Final Solution, was the Reich’s third in command behind Hitler and Himmler and the leader of Nazi forces in Czechoslovakia. The film follows two soldiers from the Czechoslovakian army-in-exile, Josef Gabčík (Cillian Murphy) and Jan Kubiš (Jamie Dornan), who are parachuted into their occupied homeland in December 1941. With limited intelligence and little equipment in a city under lock down, they must find a way to assassinate Heydrich, an operation that would change the face of Europe forever.”
Heydrich was third in command of the German war machine with only Himmler and Hitler himself in front. He was one of the authors of what was know as the “final solution.” So many times moviemakers take license with the facts, but not in “Anthropoid.” Just as the Bible presents the truth of the good, the bad and the ugly, so does this movie.
My personal thoughts on this are when Abraham went after Lot, or even Joshua taking Canaan, perhaps Moses and the defeat against all odds of the Amalekites—the Bible gives a true and real account of what happens. So does “Anthropoid.” The makers of this movie did not use lousy language or crud innuendos to spice up an already heroic story.
Yes, it would be scary for young children, but teens and up should view this and learn. The movie ends true to the historical account. The resistance/parachutists held off the Nazi onslaught for some time. Amazing. The movie appropriately ends here, but true historians will look further into the occupation of Czechoslovakia during World War II. These men gave the people hope, even in the midst of retaliation.
Moral rating: Better than Average / Moviemaking quality: 5
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Prepare yourself for a tumultuous ride of emotion as you witness deception, romance, war crime and the loss of patriots in both citizen and soldier. I would not recommend this war time movie for kids or even young adults. While it is a good portrayal of the horror of war, it is emotionally draining and disturbing at the loss of life and in the torture of humans at the hands of the less than human. I felt that it was well done, demonstrated a realistic view point and energized me to pray for the future of our country and this world.
What do you do when evil people hold power and crush anyone in their path? I came away asking myself what I could endure and stand up to. Cautions: this is a war time movie complete with death, explosions and cruelty including torture. There is also a sex scene that lasts about one (1) second, but you are fully aware of what they are up to and that they are not married.
My Ratings: Moral rating: Average / Moviemaking quality: 4