God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya
In Stip, a small town in Macedonia, every January the local priest throws a wooden cross into the river and hundreds of men dive after it. Good fortune and prosperity are guaranteed to the man who retrieves it. This time, Petrunya dives into the water on a whim and manages to grab the cross before the others. Her competitors are furious - how dare a woman take part in their ritual? All hell breaks loose, but Petrunya holds her ground. She won her cross and will not give it up.
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God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya
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Status
Released
Release Date
May 1, 2019
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
User Score
69%
Original Title
Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија
Production Companies
Sisters and Brother Mitevski, Entre Chien et Loup, Vertigo, Spiritus Movens, Deuxième Ligne Films, Macedonian Film Fund, Eurimages, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB, Slovenian Film Center, Casa Kafka Pictures, CNC, Hrvatski Audiovizualni Centar
Director
Teona Strugar Mitevska
Description
In Stip, a small town in Macedonia, every January the local priest throws a wooden cross into the river and hundreds of men dive after it. Good fortune and prosperity are guaranteed to the man who retrieves it. This time, Petrunya dives into the water on a whim and manages to grab the cross before the others. Her competitors are furious - how dare a woman take part in their ritual? All hell breaks loose, but Petrunya holds her ground. She won her cross and will not give it up.
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