God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

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God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya

2019

1h 40m

6.8(155 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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Sisters and Brother Mitevski

Entre Chien et Loup

Vertigo

Spiritus Movens

Deuxième Ligne Films

Eurimages

Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la FWB

Casa Kafka Pictures

CNC

Hrvatski Audiovizualni Centar

Videos & Trailers

1 video

Cast & Crew

22 members

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Zorica Nusheva

Petrunija

Zorica Nusheva

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Labina Mitevska

Journalist Slavica

Labina Mitevska

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Stefan Vujisić

Younger Officer Darko

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Simeon 'Moni' Damevski

Chief Inspector Milan

Simeon 'Moni' Damevski

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Suad Begovski

The Priest

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Violeta Šapkovska

Vaska

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Xhevdet Jashari

TV Cameraman Boykan

Xhevdet Jashari

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Andrijana Kolevska

Blagica

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Petar Mirčevski

Stoyan

Petar Mirčevski

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Nikola Kumev

Older Officer Vasko

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Bajrush Mjaku

The Prosecutor

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Vladimir Tuliev

Bartender Stefan

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Ilija Volčeski

Angry Man#1

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Igor Todorov

Angry Man#2

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Nenad Angjelkovic

Angry Man#3

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Mario Knezović

The Boss

Mario Knezović

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Ljiljana Bogojević

Woman at Factory

Ljiljana Bogojević

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Strašo Miloševski

Police Officer#1

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Pece Ristevski

Police Officer#2

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Stojan Arev

2nd Priest

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Kire Acevski

Protester

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Hristijan Dimitrov

Protester

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