God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunija
| Release Date: June 25, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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Screen DailySarah WardFeb 14, 2019
Petrunya is careful to maintain the ideal balance, parodying the ridiculous response to its protagonist but never downplaying its realism. Read full review
60
The New York TimesNicolas RapoldJun 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. Read full review
60
CineVuePatrick GambleFeb 14, 2019
With God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya, Mitevska has fashioned yet another bleak satire about Hegemonic masculinity in the Balkans. Read full review
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VarietyJay WeissbergFeb 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. Read full review
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The GuardianPeter BradshawFeb 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. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterNeil YoungFeb 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. Read full review
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