Andrei Zvyagintsev Urges Putin to End the "Massacre"

Cannes – 23.05.2026: Russian filmmaker Andrei Zvyagintsev received the Grand Prix at the 79th Cannes Film Festival for his film "Minotaur." In his subsequent thank-you speech, he made a direct appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin, who in his view is the only one who can stop the current military actions in Ukraine. Zvyagintsev said: "Millions of people on both sides of the front line long for these massacres to finally end. The whole world is waiting for you to end this massacre.""Minotaur" is Zvyagintsev’s first film in nine years ...