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Exiled Russian head Andrey Zviaguintsev called connected Russian President Vladimir Putin to extremity “the butchery” arsenic he accepted his Grand Prize for Minotaur astatine nan 79th Cannes Film Festival.
“Millions of group connected some sides of nan beforehand ine dream of only 1 thing: for nan massacres to stop,” he said successful Russian to nan packed auditorium for nan awards ceremony, which was streamed unrecorded worldwide.
“The only personification who tin extremity this carnage is nan President of nan Russian Federation. Put an extremity to this slaughter; nan full world is waiting for it,” he said.
A skilful expose of corruption and self-preservation successful modern Russia, Minotaur unfolds successful nan early days of Russia’s War successful Ukraine, arsenic nan authorities seizes manpower and resources for nan warfare effort.
Dmitriy Mazurov plays successful institution head Gleb, whose seemingly cleanable life starts to unravel, not needfully owed to nan conflict but alternatively his suspicions that his woman (Iris Lebedeva) is having an affair.
Zvyagintsev was antecedently successful Cannes pinch Loveless successful 2017 which won nan Jury Prize and went connected to beryllium nominated for an Oscar. He has had a torrid clip successful between. He astir died from Covid during nan pandemic and past recovered himself surviving successful exile successful France aft Russia invaded Ukraine successful February 2022
