19 mai 2025 mk2 Films to launch sales on Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur in Cannes

mk2 Films launches sales on Minotaur, the latest film by acclaimed director Andrey Zvyagintsev, cowritten in collaboration with Semen Liashenko. Produced by MK Productions, CG Cinéma and Zvyagintsev, in association with LEAF Entertainment, this powerful drama explores the emotional and moral collapse of a businessman under the strain of personal and political crises.

The film is co-produced by Razor Film in Germany and Forma Pro films in Latvia. It will be distributed in France by Films du Losange, and has already received the support from ARTE France Cinéma.

“Andrey Zvyagintsev is one of the greatest directors working today, and with Minotaur he delivers a powerful political fable, blending elements from both crime thrillers and classical, » says mk2 Films.

“We are thrilled to cooperate with mk2 and  work with a leading voice in world cinema, Andrey Zvyagintsev is working here on a film that will undoubtedly have a major impact.” CG CINEMA

Minotaur is Zvyagintsev’s sixth feature and continues his collaboration with cinematographer Mikhail Krichman and production designer Andrey Ponkratov. Zvyagintsev’s previous films include Cannes prize-winners Leviathan (Best Screenplay) and Loveless (Jury Prize).

About mk2 FILMS

mk2 Films will present six films in Official Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, including Joachim Trier’s Sentimental Value, the highly anticipated follow-up to The Worst Person in the World; Kleber Mendonça Filho’s political thriller The Secret Agent; Mascha Schilinski’s haunting Sound of Falling; Hafsia Herzi’s The Little Sister; and Carla Simón’s Romería.

They are continuing sales on highly anticipated, previously announced Andrew Haigh’s true-crime story, BELLY OF THE BEAST and the Zellner brothers all-star alien invasion comedy, ALPHA GANG.

mk2 Films is a sales agent, producer and distributor, known for acclaimed, award-winning films, such as Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall by Justine Triet, The Worst Person in the World by Joachim Trier, Portrait of a Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma and Cold War by Pawel Pawlikowski.

About CG Cinéma

CG Cinéma has been funded with a commitment to bold, author-driven cinema.

This year CG Cinema will present three films across different sections at the Cannes film festival : The Chronology of Water, the directorial debut of Kristen Stewart (UCR); The Disappearance of Josef Mengele (Cannes Première), directed by exiled Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov; and Resurrection (In competition), the new feature by rising Chinese director Bi Gan.

About LEAF ENTERTAINMENT

LEAF Entertainment is a creative company born from Marco Perego’s vision, which celebrates and honours individuality by changing the world’s lens, one film at a time. The company is very proud to support Andrey Zvyagintsev’s authentic vision.