Film Independent Members, you and a guest are invited to join us for a theatrical screening of Minotaur, including an in-person conversation with writer/director Andrey Zvyagintsev.

Intrigue, corruption, betrayal, survival: the walls of the maze are closing in. The latest from Oscar®-nominated writer-director Andrey Zvyagintsev (Loveless, Leviathan), Cannes Grand Prix winner Minotaur is a twist-laden parable for our times. Russia, 2022. Amidst the comfortable trappings of affluence and domesticity, corporate executive Gleb (Dmitriy Mazurov) finds himself under siege on all fronts. At home, he is haunted by suspicions that his increasingly distant wife Galina (Iris Lebedeva) is unfaithful. At work, he contends with a demand from local authorities to draft a quota of employees for the war in Ukraine. Desperate to keep his hands clean, Gleb struggles to reassert control even as the collapse of his carefully ordered life seems fated to accelerate toward violence. A pressure cooker in cinematic form, the film uncovers and indicts the heart of societal darkness with searing clarity. Uniting intimately-drawn performances and stark visual power, France’s Best International Feature Film entry to the 99th Academy Awards® is peerless work from an indisputable master.

From MUBI, Minotaur premiered at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival where director Andrey Zvyagintsev won the Grand Prix. The film will be released in the US in theaters on November 20.

 
2026, 141 minutes, color, Russian with English subtitles | Written by Simon Lyashenko and Andrey Zvyagintsev, based on The Unfaithful Wife by Claude Chabrol | Directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev | Main Cast Dmitriy Mazurov, Iris Lebedeva, Boris Kudrin, Yuriy Zavalnyouk, Varvara Shmykova, Vladimir Friedman, Elena Bogdanovich-Golubeva, Mikhail Samodakhov, Anatoliy Weissmann, Artur Smolyaninov | Produced by MK Productions and CG Cinema with Forma Pro Films/Razor Film
 

Registration Information

Film Lover Members receive priority entry at this event. Arts Circle Members are guaranteed access, and receive both priority entry and reserved seating. Email [email protected] for more.

All Film Independent Members can register for this event starting at xx:00 pm PT on xxxxxday, October xx. | Registration is free; one registration per Membership. | Proof of Member status is required to complete registration.
 

Tickets/Parking

On the day of the event, registered Members may pick up tickets as early as 30 minutes prior to the scheduled start time – look for Film Independent signage. Tickets are nontransferable and for general, unreserved theater seating only (except for Arts Circle Members). Attendees must be in their seat(s) at least 15 minutes prior to the advertised start time or seat(s) may be released. Entry/seating will be handled on a first-come, first-served basis. Guests may not enter the venue without the Member who registered them present. Registration does not guarantee entry, even with a ticket in hand.

The Crescent Theater parking garage is located at 100 North Crescent Drive. Enter on N. Crescent, just above Wilshire Blvd. Please park on P2 or P3. Validation will be provided.
 

Accessibility

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Screening Policies

Availability window and registration capacity may vary; always register as early as possible. Limit one registration per individual, per event.

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