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.
Unfortunately the movie The Man Who Stood In the Way is not yet available on HBO Max.
| 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 |
| Production | Alla Samoilenko | Casting |
