''God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija'' ( mk, Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија, Gospod postoi, imeto ì e Petrunija), also spelt ''Petrunya'' in English translation, is a 2019
Macedonian drama film directed by
Teona Strugar Mitevska
Teona (foaled 13 March 2018) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. She showed promise as a two-year-old in 2020 when she won the second of her two races by nine lengths. In the following spring she ran disappointingly in the ...
. It tells the story of a woman who wins a local contest, but because its usually reserved for men she becomes ostracised for it. It was selected to compete for the
Golden Bear
The Golden Bear (german: Goldener Bär) is the highest prize awarded for the best film at the Berlin International Film Festival. The bear is the heraldic animal of Berlin, featured on both the coat of arms and flag of Berlin.
History
The winn ...
award at the
69th Berlin International Film Festival
The 69th annual Berlin International Film Festival took place from 7 to 17 February 2019. French actress Juliette Binoche served as the Jury President. Lone Scherfig's drama film ''The Kindness of Strangers (film), The Kindness of Strangers'' op ...
, and won the
LUX Prize and several other awards, as well as being nominated for others.
Cast
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Zorica Nusheva as Petrunija
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Labina Mitevska
Labina Mitevska ( mk, Лабина Митевска) (born 1975 in Skopje, Socialist Republic of Macedonia, Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian actress.
Career
Mitevska began her acting career aged 19 after studying in Skopje, Denmark, and the Univ ...
as Journalist Slavica
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Stefan Vujisic as Younger Officer Darko
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Suad Begovski as The Priest
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Petar Mircevski Petar ( sr, Петар, bg, Петър) is a South Slavic masculine given name, their variant of the Biblical name Petros cognate to Peter.
Derivative forms include Pero, Pejo, Pera, Perica, Petrica, Periša. Feminine equivalent is Petra.
...
as Stojan
Awards
*2019
LUX Prize
*German Film Guild and Ecumenical Prizes at the Berlin Film Festival
References
External links
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2019 films
2019 drama films
Macedonian drama films
Macedonian-language films
Films set in North Macedonia
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