Moscow, Sept 18, 2026 (AFP) - Russia labels director of Cannes Grand Prix winner a 'foreign agent'

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Russia on Friday said it had added the director of the Cannes Grand Prix winner "Minotaur", a grim oeuvre set against the backdrop of the Ukraine war, to its list of foreign agents. Andrey Zvyagintsev's film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May. It revolves around a mini-oligarch in provincial Russia who comes up with a toxic way to feed the war machine. Russia's justice ministry on Friday accused Zvyagintsev of disseminating "false infor......

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