God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

6.8(148 votes)

2019

1h 40m

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.

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Production

Companies:

Sisters and Brother Mitevski

Entre Chien et Loup

Vertigo

Languages

Original:mk

Spoken:

Macedonian

Cast

Zorica Nusheva

Petrunija

Labina Mitevska

Journalist Slavica

Stefan Vujisić

Younger Officer Darko

Simeon 'Moni' Damevski

Chief Inspector Milan

Suad Begovski

The Priest

Violeta Šapkovska

Vaska

Xhevdet Jashari

TV Cameraman Boykan

Andrijana Kolevska

Blagica

Petar Mirčevski

Stoyan

Nikola Kumev

Older Officer Vasko

Bajrush Mjaku

The Prosecutor

Vladimir Tuliev

Bartender Stefan

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