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God Exists, Her Name is Petrunya
Why this pick
Its ordinary heroine’s defiance of a suffocating social order echoes Fahrije’s struggle, balancing dry observation, moral anger, and a determined female perspective.
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MOVIE2021 1h 24m UNK
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Fahrije’s husband has been missing since the war in Kosovo so she sets up her own small business to provide for her kids, but as she fights against a patriarchal society that does not support her, she faces a crucial decision: to wait for his return, or to continue to persevere.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Yllka Gashi
Fahrije