# Russia labels filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev a ‘foreign agent’

https://mins.news/en/item/64554

- Meduza, 2026-09-18 16:10 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/09/18/russia-s-justice-ministry-labels-filmmaker-andrey-zvyagintsev-a-foreign-agent-at-cannes-where-his-new-film-took-the-grand-prix-he-had-called-on-putin-to-stop-the-war

> Russia’s Justice Ministry has added filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev to its “foreign agent” register, accusing him of working with other designated agents and “undesirable” organizations and spreading “false information” about the authorities’ policies. His film “Minotavr” won the Grand Prix at Cannes, where he urged Vladimir Putin to stop the war.

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