The Man Who Stood in the Way

The Man Who Stood in the Way
Muž, který stál v cestě

Czech Republic, Ukraine, Lithuania / 2023 / 120 min
Fiction

The Man Who Stood in the Way
Muž, který stál v cestě

Czech Republic, Ukraine, Lithuania / 2023 / 120 min
Fiction

A story of the doctor and politician František Kriegel, who resisted the might of the USSR and Brezhnev in 1968, brings to light long-hidden facts and events from the most tragic episode in modern Czechoslovak history. František Kriegel - the only of 26 Czech politicians refused to bow to Soviet pressure and sign the ignominious Moscow Protocol. In the early hours of 21 August, together with five other top politicians, he was arrested and taken to Moscow, where he was interned, fully expecting to be sent to death in Siberia.

Cast / Tomáš Töpfer , Zuzana Mauréry , Adrian Jastraban , Alois Švehlík , Oleksandr Ignatusha , Daniel Hariban    Writer / Ivan Fíla    Story / Ivan Fíla    DoP / Ramunas Greičius    Editor / Michal Hýka    Sound / Jiří Klenka    Music / Michal Novinski    Costumes / Andrea Králová    Make-Up / Eva Ungrová-Malíková    Set Designer / Jan Vlček

Release date / 25 May 2023

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