God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija (2019)

Original title

Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија

Directed by

Teona Strugar Mitevska

Genre

drama film

Country

Croatia, North Macedonia, Slovenia, France

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

12

Rating

6.8 of 10 from 157 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman spontaneously joins a local tradition where priests throw a cross into a river and men dive for it. When she catches the cross, her community turns against her for breaking an unwritten rule. The film follows her fight to keep what she won.

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What happens

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija (Macedonian: Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија, romanized: Gospod postoi, imeto ì e Petrunija), also spelt Petrunya in English translation, is a 2019 Macedonian drama film directed by Teona Strugar Mitevska. It tells the story of a woman who wins a local contest, but because its usually reserved for men she becomes ostracised for it. It was selected to compete for the Golden Bear award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, and won the LUX Prize and several other awards, as well as being nominated for others. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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