Adventure horror film

Minotaur (2006): Cast, Box Office & Plot

Name: Minotaur
Genre: Horror, Adventure, Fantasy
Released: 2006-03-11
Duration: 1 h 33 min
Cast: Tom Hardy, Tony Todd, Rutger Hauer, Donata Janietz, Lex Shrapnel

Minotaur is a 2006 adventure horror film directed by Jonathan English, starring Tom Hardy as Theo, Tony Todd and Rutger Hauer. It runs 1 hour 33 minutes and earned $892,786 worldwide.

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Released: March 11, 2006
Runtime: 1h 33m (93 min)
Director: Jonathan English
Genres: Horror , Adventure , Fantasy
Original language: English
Studio: Kanzaman S.A.
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The story

What Is Minotaur About?

The premise of Minotaur without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

In the Iron Age, a remote village is plagued by a Minotaur that dwells beneath a palace and demands each generation’s youth as sacrifice. Theo, still grieving his lover taken in a prior offering, refuses to accept the legend. Convinced she survives as a slave inside the palace, he sets out to rescue her and slay the beast, hoping to become a legend.

Minotaur Themes & Keywords

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Cast & crew

Minotaur Cast & Characters

Tom Hardy leads the cast as Theo, with Tony Todd as Deucalion and Rutger Hauer as Cyrnan. Directed by Jonathan English; 16 actors are credited in all.

Director Jonathan English

Tom Hardy as Theo
Tony Todd as Deucalion
Rutger Hauer as Cyrnan
Donata Janietz as Ffion

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From the director

More from Jonathan English

More films directed by Jonathan English, best-rated first: Ironclad, Ironclad: Battle for Blood and My Husband’s Double Life.

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Plot

Minotaur Plot Summary

What happens in Minotaur from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 15 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 5-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In the Minoan Bronze Age, a looming shadow rests over the village of Thena, where a grim ritual repeats every few years. Under the orders of King Deucalion [Tony Todd], eight youths are seized from the valley and brought to the royal capital. There, they are cast into an immense underground labyrinth, a twisted arena where the Minotaur—a living god of the Minos—hunts and consumes those chosen for sacrifice. This cycle of fear and bloodshed is rooted in a long history of political debt and pained memory, and it casts a pall over the entire realm.

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