Sean Ellis' 'Anthropoid' scores opening spot at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival has confirmed its opening 2016 film will be World War II drama "Anthropoid," from British director Sean Ellis.
The event, which runs July 1-9, is the largest film festival in the Czech Republic and presents some 200 films from around the world very year.
Based on a true story and starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Dornan, "Anthropoid" recounts the journey behind "Operation Anthropoid," which saw two Czech operatives sent to assassinate SS officer Reinhard Heydrich, the main architect of Nazi Germany's Final Solution.
The film, which holds a special connection with the festival host country due to its historic significance, was shot on location in the Czech Republic last year with backing from the Czech Ministry of Defense and the State Cinema Fund according to Variety.
