The official selection of the Cannes Film Festival 2026 has just been unveiled, and Minotaure by Andrei Zviaguintsev is among the selected titles. Join us from May 12 to 23 to discover this new edition of one of the world’s most prestigious cinema events, where the brightest talents of the seventh art converge every year.
It isn’t the first time the Russian filmmaker has graced the Croisette. With The Banishment, he had already made the official selection in 2007, a film for which his actor Konstantin Lavronenko earned the Best Actor Award. In 2011, it was Elena that was rewarded with the Special Jury Prize Un certain regard, before a notable return in 2014 in competition with Leviathan, crowned Best Screenplay. In 2017, his film Loveless took home the Jury Prize.
Synopsis of Minotaure by Andrei Zviaguintsev Russia, 2022. Gleb, a successful entrepreneur, lives with his wife Galina and their son in a provincial town. He faces mounting professional troubles in an increasingly unstable world. The collapse of a life painstakingly built quickly descends into violence.
Minotaure
Film | 2026
Theatrical release: October 14, 2026
Drama | Runtime:
From Andrei Zviaguintsev | Starring Dmitriy Mazurov, Iris Lebedeva, Boris Kudrin
Original title: Минотавр
Countries: France, Germany, Latvia
