'Petrunya' cuts off before it arrives at any sort of meaningful climax, but the events depicted along the way highlight the meaninglessness of institutional misogyny.

| Oct 7, 2021

The film depicts a society organized in a very misogynistic way [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 18, 2021

A well-acted, but lethargic and underwhelming story that fails to pack an emotional or intellectual wallop.

| Original Score: 5.781348/10 | Jun 29, 2021

...it's still impossible not to feel some glee as Petrunya stubbornly refuses to be belittled any further...

| Jun 28, 2021

"God Exists, Her Name is Petruyna" is an ambitious and provocative film which demonstrates that the spirit of patriarchy still needs to be exorcised.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jun 28, 2021

While Petrunya herself is certainly a figure worthy of veneration, the film doesn't quite live up to her character.

| Jun 27, 2021

By the end, Mitevska's treatment of the narrative might not be too impressive, but the film remains important because of the powerful questions it raises.

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jun 25, 2021

An inspirational, fable-esque but true story of a woman who stands her ground against ancient sexist traditions and social backlash will have you cheering!

| Jun 25, 2021

A movie is a lot of things, not just an ending, and while this one is going, it's a sharp, slyly entertaining look at something that ought to be nonsense, but somehow isn't.

| Jun 25, 2021

A film about how be subversive braking the patriarcal traditions. A necessary film with a great performance of Zorica Nusheva. (Full review in Spanish)

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 24, 2021

[Writer/director Teona Strugar] Mitevska skillfully plies the waters of sexism, patriarchy, poverty, and courage resulting in a thoroughly enjoyable and thoughtful film.

| Jun 24, 2021

A curiously interactive and consistently enjoyable feature magnifying the innate and inherent oppression of patriarchal and religious paradigms. In the end, it isn't about winning a place at their table but making your own.

| Jun 24, 2021

Nusheva is the driving force in Teona Strugar Mitevska's impressive drama.

| Jun 24, 2021

The director, Teona Strugar Mitevska, draws on actual events for this good-humored story of occupation and resistance.

| Jun 24, 2021

...it belongs to a great tradition of activist cinema...

| Jun 23, 2021

Possession may be nine-tenths of the law, but what is the other tenth? We know who possesses the cross, but who owns it?

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jun 18, 2021

A richly characterised and a gently satirical treat.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jun 15, 2021

A once promising satire whose whole fails to be greater than its uneven parts.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jun 13, 2021

Petrunya's struggle is emblematic of the most acute social issue of our times, which has yet to gain momentum in the Balkans, and Mitevska's film is both a significant contribution to the cause and a powerful cinematic work in its own right.

| Dec 9, 2020

The film may not explore its themes of political intrigue/sexual politics as well as it should and the ending can be seen as a bit abrupt for some but in the end, God Exists, Her Name Is Petrunya is a film that does more than enough to succeed.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 23, 2020