Português
In Stip, a small town in Macedonia, every January the local priest throws a wooden cross into the river and hundreds of men dive after it. Good fortune and prosperity are guaranteed to the man who retrieves it. This time, Petrunya dives into the water on a whim and manages to grab the cross before the others. Her competitors are furious - how dare a woman take part in their ritual? All hell breaks loose, but Petrunya holds her ground. She won her cross and will not give it up. Prize of the Ecumenical Jury at the Berlin Film Festival 2019.
Teona Strugar Mitevska
Born in 1974 in Macedonia. Started as a child actor and later studied Film at the Tisch School of Arts, New York University. Her first short, Veta (2001), won the Special Jury Prize at Berlin Film Festival. Her first feature, How I Killed a Saint (2004), premiered at Rotterdam. It was followded by I Am From Titov Velos (2007), The Woman Who Brushed Off Her Tears (2012) and When The Day Had No Name (2017), all selected for Berlin.
