Andrey Zvyagintsev on Returning to Cannes with 'Minotaur' After Surviving COVID, Vaccine Reaction, and Paralysis
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Anne Thompson
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Summary
Russian filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev returns to Cannes with his film 'Minotaur,' his first since 2017's 'Loveless,' after a harrowing health ordeal. In 2021, he contracted severe COVID, reacted badly to the Sputnik vaccine, was placed in a medically induced coma for 14 days, and emerged paralyzed from Guillain-Barré Syndrome. He spent a year bedridden and left the hospital in a wheelchair in 2022. The interview covers his recovery and return to filmmaking.
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After contracting a severe case of COVID in 2021, he reacted badly to the Sputnik vaccine and was put into a medically induced coma for 14 days.
When he came out of it, his arms and legs were paralyzed due to Guillain-Barré Syndrome. He lay flat on his back for a year.
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