Zvyagintsev suggested watching "Minotaur" in Russia illegally, since "the film has no other ...

Zvyagintsev suggested watching "Minotaur" in Russia illegally, since "the film has no other way"

In a conversation with the TV channel Dozhd, the director said he was certain the film would one way or another be watched in Russia.

"At the very least, everyone who knows how to press the VPN button will definitely see it, because pirates will have this picture. I am not at all against [people watching the picture illegally]. It has no other way," Zvyagintsev said.

At the same time, the director added that his film crew would try to obtain a distribution certificate for "Minotaur" through Russia's Ministry of Culture.

"I'm interested to see how the Ministry of Culture will react. Will they give the film a distribution certificate or not? I understand perfectly well all the reasons why they will say 'no.' But I would try to do it. It would even be interesting to go through that process. The wording is interesting, what people will answer," he noted.

"Minotaur" is Andrey Zvyagintsev's first film in nine years. In his review for Meduza, film critic Anton Dolin wrote that it is "the first feature film about Russia in the era of the 'special military operation.'"

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Andrey Zvyagintsev's "Minotaur" is the first feature film about Russia in the era of the "special military operation"

"Minotaur," Andrey Zvyagintsev's new film, premiered at the Cannes Film Festival. The director's previous work came out nine years ago; during that time Zvyagintsev moved to France, where he underwent rehabilitation after severe consequences from coronavirus; when…