God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

1h 40min

Drama

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.

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

Cast

Labina Mitevska

Labina Mitevska

Journalist Slavica
Stefan Vujisić

Stefan Vujisić

Younger Officer Darko
Simeon 'Moni' Damevski

Simeon 'Moni' Damevski

Chief Inspector Milan
Suad Begovski

Suad Begovski

The Priest
Xhevdet Jashari

Xhevdet Jashari

TV Cameraman Boykan
Nikola Kumev

Nikola Kumev

Older Officer Vasko
Bajrush Mjaku

Bajrush Mjaku

The Prosecutor
Vladimir Tuliev

Vladimir Tuliev

Bartender Stefan
Ilija Volčeski

Ilija Volčeski

Angry Man#1
Igor Todorov

Igor Todorov

Angry Man#2
Ljiljana Bogojević

Ljiljana Bogojević

Woman at Factory
Strašo Miloševski

Strašo Miloševski

Police Officer#1
Pece Ristevski

Pece Ristevski

Police Officer#2
Stojan Arev

Stojan Arev

2nd Priest
Kire Acevski

Kire Acevski

Protester

Release date

1st May 2019

Status

Released

Spoken languages