The Butcher of Prague

The Butcher of Prague

The true story of the Lidice massacre

2011 · 126 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama, History, War

Czechoslovakia, 1941. As the war continues, Reich Protector Reinhard Heydrich arrives in Nazi-occupied Prague and establishes a regime of terror that will force freedom fighters to act. But the price to pay will be too high.

Directed by Petr Nikolaev · Written by Zdeněk Mahler

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