Minotaur at Speed Cinema

Minotaur
Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev

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“Riveting. Sucks you in like a vortex.”—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire

The latest from Oscar nominated writer-director Andrey Zvyagintsev (Loveless, Leviathan), Cannes Grand Prix winner Minotaur is a twist-laden parable for our times.

Amidst the comfortable trappings of affluence and domesticity, a Russian corporate executive Gleb (Dmitriy Mazurov) finds himself under siege on all fronts. At home, he is haunted by suspicions that his increasingly distant wife Galina (Iris Lebedeva) is unfaithful. At work, he contends with a demand from local authorities to draft a quota of employees for the war in Ukraine. Desperate to keep his hands clean, Gleb struggles to reassert control even as the collapse of his carefully ordered life seems fated to accelerate toward violence.

A pressure cooker in cinematic form, Minotaur uncovers and indicts the heart of societal darkness with searing clarity. Uniting intimately drawn performances and stark visual power, France’s Best International Feature Film entry to the 99th Academy Award is peerless work from an indisputable master. 2026, France/Germany/Latvia, DCP, in Russian with English subtitles, 141 minutes. Recommended for 16+.

Image credit: © Anna Matveeva