The Man Who Stood In the Way

The Man Who Stood In the Way (2023)

Muž, který stál v cestě

A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union

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.

Date of release
2023-05-25
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (10)
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Petr Nikolaev

Casting

Interesting facts

The Man Who Stood in the Way is a 2023 historical drama film directed by Petr Nikolaev. The film focuses on František Kriegel, the only political leader who, during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, declined to sign the Moscow Protocol. It is based on a novel by Ivan Fíla of the same name. Fíla was originally set to direct the film.

Production

First preparations started in 2016 when Ivan Fíla was approached by producer Miloš Šmídmajer with idea to make a film about Kriegel. Fíla agreed and has written a book The man who stood in the way. Success of the book paved way to a film adaptation. Fíla was set to direct the film with Tomáš Töpfer set to star as Kriegel. Production was later stalled due to conflicts between Fila and Šmídmajer.

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