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‘Minotaur’ Receives Standing Ovation at Cannes

Updated 2026-05-19 16:50 UTC 1 source Positive

'Minotaur,' a film by Andrey Zvyagintsev, received an eight-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie is described as a scathing look at corruption in Putin’s Russia.

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‘Minotaur,’ Scathing Look at Corruption and Infidelity in Putin’s Russia, Electrifies Cannes With 8-Minute Standing Ovation

“Minotaur,” a pitch-black look at corruption in Putin era Russia, was greeted with a thunderous, eight-minute standing ovation at the Cannes Film Festival on Tuesday. The film marks the return to the Croisette of Andrey Zvyagintsev, the Oscar-nominated auteur, whose previous films, “The

2026-05-19 16:33 UTC