The Man with the Iron Heart is based on the WW2 true story about the Czechoslovakian rebels that killed SS General Reinhard Heydrich. Heydrich was the dreaded leader of Prague who also drafted the plans of the infamous final solution.
The movie follows the rise of Heydrich through the Nazi ranks and his ruthless tactics to do so until he met his final end. The methodical plans of the Czech resistance is also well depicted. The film shows their determination to both succeed and survive while facing impossible odds. The actual name of the true life mission was Operation Anthropoid.
Watch the trailer for a look into the hard times Europe faced in the 1940s.