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At Cannes, Andrey Zvyagintsev used his Grand Prix acceptance to directly appeal to Vladimir Putin, urging him to end the war and the carnage. His new film Minotaur—a Russia-set domestic thriller and his first feature in about a decade—is in competition at Cannes and the Sydney Film Festival.
Cristian Mungiu wins his second Palme d’Or at Cannes for Fjord, his English-language drama about a Romanian religious couple who relocate to Norway and are accused of child abuse, making him the 10th director to win twice. The festival’s top prizes also go to Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur (Grand Prix) and Valeska Grisebach’s The Dreamed Adventure (Jury Prize), with directing and acting honors awarded to pairs of filmmakers and performers. The event felt subdued with limited Hollywood presence; Fjord was picked up by Neon. An honorary Palme d’Or was given to Barbra Streisand via video, alongside Peter Jackson and John Travolta, and sidebars crowned Everytime (Un Certain Regard), Ben Imana (Camera d’Or) and La Gradiva (Critics Week).
At the Cannes Film Festival, Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur premieres as a stark drama about murder and corruption in Putin-era Russia, drawing attention for its timely political themes and festival impact.
At the Cannes Film Festival, Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur drew an eight-minute standing ovation as it delivers a dark, satirical portrait of corruption and infidelity in Putin-era Russia, following a prosperous businessman and his troubled marriage; the film was shot in Latvia to stand in for Russia and marks Zvyagintsev’s return to directing after a long illness.