Minotaur Gets 10‑Minute Standing Ovation at Cannes
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- Minotaur received a 10‑minute standing ovation at its Cannes Film Festival world premiere, one of the longest ovations at the event.
- Andrey Zvyagintsev returned to Cannes competition with his first feature in over a decade, after previous awards for Loveless (2017) and Leviathan (2014).
- Mubi secured North‑American, UK, Ireland, Germany, Austria and Latin‑American distribution rights for Minotaur.
- Variety described the film as a scathing look at corruption and infidelity in Putin’s Russia, while IndieWire praised it as a riveting comeback that reimagines Claude Chabrol’s style for a wartime setting.
- Semen Liashenko co‑wrote Minotaur, a co‑production between France, Latvia and Germany, with MK2 Films handling international sales.
Why it matters: Zvyagintsev’s Cannes triumph revives his international stature and gives Mubi a high‑profile title across key markets, while the film’s stark critique of Putin’s Russia offers global audiences a rare cinematic lens on the war.
