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Insight Media Producing Center
The Man Who Stood In the Way (Muž, který stál v cestě)
A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Petr Nikolaev
Director of Photography: Ramūnas Greičius
Writer: Ivan Fíla
Producer: Miloslav Šmídmajer, Pavel Šmídmajer
Top Cast
Videos
THE MAN WHO STOOD IN THE WAY (2023) Official Trailer
