The Man Who Stood In the Way

About The Man Who Stood In the Way: 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.

A story of an individual standing up to the Soviet Union

Genres

Drama • History

Release date

May 25, 2023

Runtime

2h 0m

Director

Petr Nikolaev

Status

Released

Original title

Muz, který stál v ceste

Quality

BDRip

Dub / voiceover

Многоголосый закадровый