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  • 2021
  • 1844 Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2021
  • 1844 Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija

Summary Every January in a small town in North Macedonia, the high priest throws a cross into the local waters, while dozens of men charge for it. The one who finds the cross is believed to gain overall good fortune and prosperity. An unemployed single young woman Petrunya jumps into the water and catches the cross. In this conservative setting,...

Directed By: Teona Strugar Mitevska

Written By: Elma Tataragic, Teona Strugar Mitevska

  • 2021
  • 1844 Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m
  • 2021
  • 1844 Entertainment
  • 1 h 40 m

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Summary Every January in a small town in North Macedonia, the high priest throws a cross into the local waters, while dozens of men charge for it. The one who finds the cross is believed to gain overall good fortune and prosperity. An unemployed single young woman Petrunya jumps into the water and catches the cross. In this conservative setting,...

Directed By: Teona Strugar Mitevska

Written By: Elma Tataragic, Teona Strugar Mitevska

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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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83% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 6 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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83% Mixed
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Feb 14, 2019
Petrunya is careful to maintain the ideal balance, parodying the ridiculous response to its protagonist but never downplaying its realism.
By Sarah Ward FULL REVIEW
60
Jun 24, 2021
The standoff with authorities dawdles and languishes, and a side plot with a TV journalist (Labina Mitevska) feels one-note. Still, we should all look forward to seeing what Petrunya does next.
By Nicolas Rapold FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 14, 2019
God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya 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 by presenting Petrunya’s emotional savior as a mustachioed guy in uniform.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
60
Feb 14, 2019
With God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, Mitevska has fashioned yet another bleak satire about Hegemonic masculinity in the Balkans.
By Patrick Gamble FULL REVIEW
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Feb 14, 2019
There's no mistaking the earnest anger which motivates her assault on the sexist "dark ages" values still to be found in many Macedonian provincial areas, but expressing it in such clunky terms does no service to the cause.
By Neil Young FULL REVIEW
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Feb 14, 2019
What begins as a sprightly, shrewd, visually striking satire from Macedonian director Teona Strugar Mitevska deflates in its second act into something unconvincing, sophomoric and dramatically redundant.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sister and Brother Mitevski, Entre Chien et Loup, Vertigo, Spiritus Movens, Deuxieme Ligne Films, EZ Films, Macedonian Film Agency, Eurimages, Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles, L'Aide aux Cinémas du Monde, Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC), Institut Français, Hrvatski Audiovizualni Centar (HAVC), Slovenian Film Center, Casa Kafka Pictures Movie Tax Shelter Empowered by Belfius, Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge, Digital District, Viba Film
Release Date Jun 25, 2021
Duration 1 h 40 m
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Website http://www.1844entertainment.com/petrunya/
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Awards

Berlin International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Motovun Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Seville European Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations

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