God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija Explained
God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija (Macedonian: 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. 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 award at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival,[1] and won the LUX Prize and several other awards, as well as being nominated for others.
Cast
- Zorica Nusheva as Petrunija
- Labina Mitevska as Journalist Slavica
- Stefan Vujisic as Younger Officer Darko
- Suad Begovski as The Priest
- Petar Mircevski as Stojan
Awards
- 2019 LUX Prize[2]
- German Film Guild and Ecumenical Prizes at the Berlin Film Festival[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: Selection for Competition and Berlinale Special Completed . berlinale . 17 January 2019 . 21 January 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190121070821/https://www.berlinale.de/en/presse/pressemitteilungen/alle/Alle-Detail_48917.html . dead .
- Web site: God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya Wins 2019 LUX Film Prize . FilmNewEurope.com . 28 November 2019 . 31 October 2020.
- Web site: Berlin: 'God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya' Wins German Film Guild, Ecumenical Jury Prizes . Hollywood Reporter . 18 February 2019 . 31 October 2020.
