There are four people in this interview: the Russian film-maker Andrei Zvyagintsev, his Ukrainian producer Alexander Rodnyansky, a translator and me. But there is another invisible presence too, that of Vladimir Putin. He may not have the room wired, but he is surely listening.
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Russian director Andrei Zvyagintsev, winner of the Jury Prize for the film 'Loveless' (Nelyubov) at the 70th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, speaks during a press conference in Moscow on May 31, 2017.
