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Updated · The Moscow Times · May 24
Zvyagintsev Urges Putin to End Ukraine War After Minotaur Wins Cannes Grand Prix
Updated
Updated · The Moscow Times · May 24

Zvyagintsev Urges Putin to End Ukraine War After Minotaur Wins Cannes Grand Prix

3 articles · Updated · The Moscow Times · May 24

Summary

  • Andrey Zvyagintsev used his Cannes acceptance speech to call on Vladimir Putin to stop the "carnage" in Ukraine, saying only the Russian president could end the "meat grinder."
  • The appeal came after "Minotaur" took the festival's Grand Prix, the runner-up prize behind Cristian Mungiu's Palme d'Or winner "Fjord."
  • Zvyagintsev later told reporters he was ashamed of Russia's actions in Ukraine, a theme embedded in the film's 2022 invasion backdrop and its story of a businessman pressured to identify workers for army service.
  • The movie is the Russian director's first in nine years, and he said he does not expect it to be released in Russia, though viewers there may still watch via pirated copies or VPNs.

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