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Minotaur

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Intrigue, corruption, betrayal, survival: the walls of the maze are closing in. The latest from Academy Award® nominated writer-director Andrey Zvyagintsev (Loveless, Leviathan), Cannes Grand Prix winner MINOTAUR is a twist-laden parable for our times. Russia, 2022. Amidst the comfortable trappings of affluence and domesticity, 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, this is peerless work from an indisputable master.

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Andrey Zvyagintsev

Director

Iris Lebedeva

Galina

Dmitriy Mazurov

Gleb

Boris Koudrine

Serioja

Yuriy Zavalnyouk

Anton

Varvara Shmykova

Natacha

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Ty Burr Ty Burr's Watch List (Substack) 2 days ago
3/4
Despite finely shaded performances from Mazurov and especially Lebedeva as a vibrant woman trapped in the jaws of a macho society, “Minotaur” is as subtle as a whack on the head (or two)... Go to Full Review Mark Hanson Slant Magazine 5 days ago
3.5/4
Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur is so charged in its critiques that it almost makes the righteous indignation of Leviathan seem gentle by comparison. Go to Full Review Jessica Kiang Sight & Sound Jun 4, 2026
Zvyagintsev’s story of a CEO under personal and professional pressure doubles as a potent reflection on corruption in modern-day Russia. Go to Full Review Kurt Halfyard ScreenAnarchy 2 days ago
5/5
Perfectly deliberate and shockingly effective in the hands of a director who is both comfortable with his craft and capable of weaponising it as he sees fit. ... Minotaur is another masterpiece, and the kind of film that seems destined to upset authority. Go to Full Review Prabhjot Bains But Why Tho? 6 days ago
6/10
Minotaur conjures the feeling of looking at a grand, politically charged painting, intricate and full of ambitious ideas, but with little emotional power or pathos. Go to Full Review Rita Di Santo Morning Star (UK) 6 days ago
5/5
The film is slow, quiet and devastating. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Intrigue, corruption, betrayal, survival: the walls of the maze are closing in. The latest from Academy Award® nominated writer-director Andrey Zvyagintsev (Loveless, Leviathan), Cannes Grand Prix winner MINOTAUR is a twist-laden parable for our times. Russia, 2022. Amidst the comfortable trappings of affluence and domesticity, 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, this is peerless work from an indisputable master.
Director
Andrey Zvyagintsev
Screenwriter
Andrey Zvyagintsev, Simon Lyashenko
Distributor
MUBI
Genre
Drama
Original Language
Russian
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 20, 2026, Limited
Runtime
2h 20m
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