Awards Season Preview Perth: Minotaur

Winner of the Grand Prix at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, Minotaur, the gripping new thriller from master filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev (Leviathan, Loveless), comes to Palace for a special Awards Season Preview on Tuesday 22 December, ahead of its official Boxing Day release.

Marking his highly anticipated return to filmmaking after nearly a decade, Zvyagintsev delivers a powerful portrait of betrayal, corruption and moral collapse. Set in Russia in 2022, wealthy businessman Gleb (Dmitriy Mazurov) finds his carefully constructed world unravelling as he is pressured to conscript employees for the war in Ukraine. Meanwhile, suspicions of his wife Galina’s (Iris Lebedeva) infidelity threaten to push his increasingly fragile existence towards a dangerous breaking point.

Also winner of the Sydney Film Prize at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival, Minotaur is a masterfully composed, darkly compelling exploration of power and the devastating collision between the personal and political. Both a merciless contemporary thriller and a formidable cinematic achievement, Zvyagintsev’s acclaimed return is one of the year’s most essential films.

EVENT DETAILS:
Palace Raine Square
Tuesday, 22 December
6:00pm Film

TICKETS:
Adult Movie Club: $15.00
Golden Movie Club (60+): $12.00