God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija

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God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija

2021

1h 40m

Drama

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82%

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33 Reviews

67%

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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.

Critics Consensus

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya approaches serious topics from a satirical angle, with largely praiseworthy results.

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Nicolas Rapold

New York Times

06/24/2021

The director, Teona Strugar Mitevska, draws on actual events for this good-humored story of occupation and resistance.

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Garry Maddox

Sydney Morning Herald

08/02/2019

It's a story inspired by a real event that is given a quirky satirical treatment by Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska.

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Jay Weissberg

Variety

02/12/2019

Positions itself as a feminist cry against a patriarchal Macedonia in the grips of bullying machismo and hidebound religion, yet the genial rushed ending undercuts its gender-equality thrust...

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Witney Seibold

Critically Acclaimed Podcast

10/07/2021

'Petrunya' cuts off before it arrives at any sort of meaningful climax, but the events depicted along the way highlight the meaninglessness of institutional misogyny.

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Gisela Savdie

Letra Urbana

07/18/2021

The film depicts a society organized in a very misogynistic way [Full review in Spanish]

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

06/29/2021

5.781348/10

A well-acted, but lethargic and underwhelming story that fails to pack an emotional or intellectual wallop.

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07/27/2021

this movie is blasphemy, god can't be a woman or gay 🤬🙏

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06/25/2021

A religious feminist wants to break the patriarchal ceiling of the Macedonian Orthodox Church. The film, short on dialogue, long on symbolism, succeeds to a point.

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Synopsis

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.

Director: Teona Strugar Mitevska
Producer: Marie Dubas, Labina Mitevska, Sébastien Delloye
Screenwriter: Elma Tataragic, Teona Strugar Mitevska
Distributor: 1844 Entertainment
Production Co: Vertigo, Sister and Brother Mitevski, Entre Chien et Loup
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Macedonian
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 25, 2021, Limited
Runtime: 1h 40m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)