Minotaur

Minotaure
  • Andrej Zvjagincev
  • France
  • Germany
  • Latvia
2026
135'

In Minotaur, the new film by two-time ZFF Golden Pram laureate Andrey Zvyagintsev (The Return, ZFF 2003 – Golden Pram; The Banishment, ZFF 2007 – Golden Pram), the carefully controlled life of a powerful businessman starts to unravel when he discovers his wife is having an affair. Through an intimate story of infidelity inspired by Chabrol’s The Unfaithful Wife, Zvyagintsev addresses the political, spiritual, and moral condition of contemporary Russia, delivering his indictment of his homeland with skill and through complex layers of irony, rage, and the darkest of humour. The film is France’s Oscar submission and had its world premiere at Cannes, where it won the Grand Prix.

Language: RU
Subtitles: HR, EN

Andrej Zvjagincev
Andrej Zvjagincev

Andrey Zvyagintsev (Novosibirsk, 1964) is one of the most celebrated Russian directors of all time. His first feature The Return won the Golden Lion in Venice and the Golden Pram at the very first edition of ZFF in 2003. He went on to write and direct a series of acclaimed titles, most notably The Banishment (ZFF 2007 – Golden Pram), Elena (2011, Special Jury Prize in Un Certain Regard, Cannes), Leviathan (ZFF 2014, Best Screenplay Award at Cannes), and Loveless (ZFF 2017, Jury Prize at Cannes). His new film Minotaur (2026) won the Grand Prix at Cannes. He currently lives and works in Paris.

Film information

Director: Andrej Zvjagincev

Screenplay: Simon Liashenko, Andrej Zvjagincev

Cast: Dmitriy Mazurov, Iris Lebedeva, Varvara Shmykova, Boris Kudrin, Yury Zavalnyouk, Varvara Shmykova, Vladimir Friedman, Mihails Samodahovs

Director of photography: Mikhail Krichman

Editing: Andrej Zvjagincev

Producer: Charles Gillibert, Andrej Zvjagincev, Nathanaël Karmitz, Elisha Karmitz, Yusuf Aslanyürek, Max Pavlov, Svetlana Punte, Yulia Zayceva, Roman Paul, Gerhard Meixner, Christiane Sommer, Marco Perego

Production: CG Cinema, MK Productions, Forma Pro Films, Razor Film Produktion, ARTE France Cinéma

Festivals and awards: Cannes Film Festival 2026 – Grand Prix; Sarajevo Film Festival 2026; San Sebastián International Film Festival 2026; Busan International Film Festival 2026; Zagreb Film Festival 2026

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