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.
| Writing | Ivan Fíla | Writer |
| Production | Miloslav Šmídmajer | Producer |
| Production | Andriy Suyarko | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Petr Nikolaev | Director |
| Crew | Miroslav Oščatka | Dramaturgy |
| Art | Volodymyr Filippov | Art Direction |
| Production | Volodymyr Filippov | Co-Producer |
| Art | Jan Vlček | Production Design |
| Production | Kęstutis Drazdauskas | Co-Producer |
| Camera | Ramūnas Greičius | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eva Ungrová-Malíková | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Pavel Šmídmajer | Producer |
| Crew | Mária Rudlovčáková | Dramaturgy |
| Production | Kateřina Špůrová Křížkovská | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Andrea Králová | Costume Design |
| Production | Alla Samoilenko | Casting |
