The Man Who Stood In the Way

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The Man Who Stood In the Way (2023)

Directed by Petr Nikolaev

“A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union”

Drama, History

A drama that tells the story of the physician and politician MUDr. František Kriegel, the hero of the Prague Spring of 1968, who was arrested and kidnapped to Moscow on the night of August 21st together with five leaders of the party and the state (Dubček, Černík, Smrkovský, Špaček and Šimon). He was the only Czechoslovak politician who managed to stand up to Brezhnev in Moscow captivity, even under the threat of liquidation, and not to sign the Moscow Protovol which meant agreeing to the occupation of Czechoslovakia in 1968.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Petr Nikolaev
Writer
Ivan Fíla
Director of Photography
Ramūnas Greičius
Producer
Miloslav Šmídmajer, Pavel Šmídmajer

Details

Original title
Muž, který stál v cestě
Release date
2023-05-25
Genres
Drama, History
Original language
CS
Spoken languages
Czech
Countries
Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
Production
Bio Illusion, Artbox, Insight Media Producing Center