Acclaimed Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev urged President Vladimir Putin to end the “carnage” in Ukraine on Saturday after his new movie set during the war came runner-up at the Cannes Film Festival. “Millions of people on both sides of the line of contact now dream of only one thing: that the massacres finally stop,” he said in his acceptance speech at the awards ceremony in Cannes. “And the only person who can put an end to this meat grinder is you... put a stop to this carnage, the whole world is waiting for this.” Zvyagintsev's “Minotaur” was among the frontrunners for the Palme d'Or top prize for best film in Cannes, finishing with the second-place Grand Prix award behind “Fjord” by Romanian director Cristian Mungiu.

Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev (May 19, 2026) sent shock waves through the Cannes Film Festival with a soberly damning crime film about murder and corruption in Russia, set…

« Des millions de gens de part et d’autre de la ligne de front ne rêvent que d’une chose, que les massacres cessent », a déclaré le réalisateur lors de son discours de…

The exiled filmmaker said those who want “an end to this hell” will understand the Cannes contender clearly.

A Russian family drama set during Moscow’s mobilization for the war has emerged as one of the leading contenders for the Cannes Film Festival’s top prize.

CANNES, May 23 — A tense family drama set against the backdrop of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is among the favourites for top prize at the Cannes Film Festival which will be...

A tense family drama set against the backdrop of Russia's invasion of Ukraine is among the favourites for top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, which will be awarded at a…

El cineasta dio su discurso al recoger el Gran Premio del Jurado del Festival de Cannes por su película "Minotauro"

En recevant son prix, pour le film "Minotaure", le réalisateur russe Andreï Zviaguintsev a exhorté Vladimir Poutine à mettre fin à la guerre en Ukraine : "Mettez fin à ce carnage,…

CANNES, France: Acclaimed Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev urged President Vladimir Putin to end the “carnage” in Ukraine on Saturday after his new movie set during the war…

CANNES, May 24 — Acclaimed Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev urged President Vladimir Putin to end the “carnage” in Ukraine yesterday after his new movie set during the...

Acclaimed Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev urged President Vladimir Putin to end the “carnage” in Ukraine on Saturday after his new movie set during the war came runner-up at…

Exiled Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev used his Cannes Grand Prix acceptance speech for 'Minotaur' to urge Putin to end the war.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Monday that he will not pass on Russian film director Andrey Zvyagintsev's anti-war message to President Vladimir Putin.