God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

100 mins | Drama | May 1, 2019

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.

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

100 mins | Drama | May 1, 2019

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.
IMDb rating 6.8
Producers Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, Eurimages, Entre Chien et Loup, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, Casa Kafka Pictures, Vertigo, Sisters and Brother Mitevski, Macedonian Film Fund, Spiritus Movens Production, Deuxieme Ligne Films, Hrvatski Audiovizuelni Centar (HAVC), Slovenian Film Center
Original title Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија
Directors Teona Strugar Mitevska
Writers Elma Tataragić, Teona Strugar Mitevska

Cast

Zorica Nusheva

as Petrunija

Labina Mitevska

as Journalist Slavica

Stefan Vujisić

as Younger Officer Darko

Simeon 'Moni' Damevski

as Chief Inspector Milan

Suad Begovski

as The Priest

Xhevdet Jashari

as TV Cameraman Boykan

Andrijana Kolevska

as Blagica

Petar Mirčevski

as Stoyan

Nikola Kumev

as Older Officer Vasko

Bajrush Mjaku

as The Prosecutor

Vladimir Tuliev

as Bartender Stefan

Ilija Volcheski

as Angry Man#1

Igor Todorov

as Angry Man#2

Nenad Angjelkovic

as Angry Man#3

Mario Knezović

as The Boss

Ljiljana Bogojević

as Woman at Factory

Strašo Miloševski

as Police Officer#1

Pece Ristevski

as Police Officer#2

Stojan Arev

as 2nd Priest

Kire Acevski

as Protester

Hristijan Dimitrov

as Protester