THE MAN WHO STOOD IN THE WAY

MUŽ, KTERÝ STÁL V CESTĚ

By Petr NIKOLAEV

BIO ILLUSION - as PROD

True Story - Completed 2023

A group of politicians face a tough decision. The future of millions of people is in sake. Will the ones in power be resilient enough to protect the nation from Soviet occupation? ??A thrilling drama that resonates with the current situation in Ukraine in an alarming way. 

    • Year of production
    • 2023
    • Genres
    • True Story, Thriller
    • Countries
    • CZECH REPUBLIC, UKRAINE, LITHUANIA
    • Languages
    • CZECH, RUSSIAN, SLOVAKIAN
    • Budget
    • 1 - 3 M$
    • Duration
    • 120 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Petr NIKOLAEV
    • Producer(s)
    • Miloslav ŠMÍDMAJER (Bio Illusion), Pavel ŠMÍDMAJER (Bio Illusion)
    • Synopsis
    • A thrilling drama focusing on breaking of characters, bending their will and beliefs and in the end, changing lives of millions of people.

      Frantisek Kriegel, doctor, politician and hero of the Prague Spring was arrested along with five other political leaders and abducted to Moscow.

      There, even under threat of death, he was the only Czechoslovak politician to stand up to Brezhnev by refusing to sign the Moscow Protocol that would rubber-stamp the Soviet occupation of Czechoslovakia.