God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
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Macedonian	Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија
Directed by	Teona Strugar Mitevska
Written by	Teona Strugar Mitevska
Starring	Zorica Nusheva
Release date	10 February 2019 (2019-02-10) (Berlin)
Country	Macedonia
Language	Macedonian

God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija (Macedonian: Господ постои, името ѝ е Петрунија, romanized: 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]

References

1. "Selection for Competition and Berlinale Special Completed". berlinale. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
2. "God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya Wins 2019 LUX Film Prize". FilmNewEurope.com. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
3. "Berlin: 'God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya' Wins German Film Guild, Ecumenical Jury Prizes". Hollywood Reporter. 18 February 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.

External links

• God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija at IMDb