The Man Who Stood in the Way (, version in ) is a 2023 historical drama film directed by Petr Nikolaev. The film focuses on Frantià ¡ek Kriegel, the only political leader who, during the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia, declined to sign the Moscow Protocol. It is based on a novel by Ivan FÃÂla of the same name. FÃÂla was originally set to direct the film.
First preparations started in 2016 when Ivan FÃÂla was approached by producer Miloà ¡ à  mÃÂdmajer with idea to make a film about Kriegel. FÃÂla agreed and has written a book The man who stood in the way. Success of the book paved way to a film adaptation. FÃÂla was set to direct the film with TomÃ¡à ¡ Töpfer set to star as Kriegel. Production was later stalled due to conflicts between Fila and à  mÃÂdmajer. In February 2020 à  mÃÂdmajer decided to replace FÃÂla with different director. Shooting started in November 2021 with Petr Nikolaev as the director. Shooting started in Kyiv. It was announced in August 2022 that the shooting is finished. On 31 March 2023 first trailer was released with the film premiere set for 25 May 2023.