[It] displays the director’s skills as a visual stylist and with actors, and both benefit greatly from certain key collaborators.

Despite finely shaded performances from Mazurov and especially Lebedeva as a vibrant woman trapped in the jaws of a macho society, “Minotaur” is as subtle as a whack on the head (or two)...

Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Minotaur is so charged in its critiques that it almost makes the righteous indignation of Leviathan seem gentle by comparison.

Understated, “Minotaur” is an intriguing and taut drama, with impactful cinematography and an exceptional performances by Lebedeva Mazurov.