Trivia

Minotaur (2006) is an adaptation of the ancient Greek story of Theseus and the Minotaur. In the story, the Minotaur was born after King Minos' wife had sex with a bull and the beast was kept in a labyrinth built by inventor Daedalus. When King Minos' son was killed in Athens, Minos ordered that the Athenians sacrifice their children to the Minotaur every nine years as recompense; this practice continued until Theseus --- the Prince of Athens and son of sea god Poseidon --- traveled to Crete and killed it.

This was the first leading role in a feature-film for Tom Hardy (as "Theo").

Claire Murphy's debut, playing the role of "Nan."

Dread Central reviewer J. Condit rated the film three out of five, writing that "Minotaur (2006) is the sort of film that if you paid to see it in a movie theater you'd probably come out not so much disliking the film as feeling a bit underwhelmed by it. But as far as Sci-Fi Channel premieres and direct-to-DVD movies go these days, Minotaur is an above-average monster movie that's definitely worth a look --- if for no other reason, see . . . whatever it is Tony Todd ["Deucalion"] is doing here."

Minotaur (2006) is a horror film, directed by Jonathan English. It stars Tom Hardy, Tony Todd, Ingrid Pitt and Rutger Hauer. It was filmed in Luxembourg, and is a loose retelling of the Greek myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.