The Man Who Stood In the Way

The Man Who Stood In the Way (2023)

A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union

  • Genre: Drama, History
  • Release Date: 2023-05-25
  • User Rating: 6.3/10 from 3 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: Český
  • Production Company: Bio Illusion
  • Production Country: Czech Republic, Lithuania, Ukraine
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Summary

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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Directing Petr Nikolaev Director
Camera Ramūnas Greičius Director of Photography
Writing Ivan Fíla Writer
Crew Mária Rudlovčáková Dramaturgy
Crew Miroslav Oščatka Dramaturgy
Costume & Make-Up Andrea Králová Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Eva Ungrová-Malíková Makeup Artist
Art Jan Vlček Production Design
Art Volodymyr Filippov Art Direction
Production Kateřina Špůrová Křížkovská Executive Producer
Production Miloslav Šmídmajer Producer
Production Pavel Šmídmajer Producer
Production Volodymyr Filippov Co-Producer
Production Andriy Suyarko Co-Producer
Production Kęstutis Drazdauskas Co-Producer