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God Will Not Help
2025 film by Hana Jušić From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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God Will Not Help (Croatian: Bog Neće Pomoći) is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Hana Jušić. It is a co-production between Croatia, Italy, Romania, Greece, France, and Slovenia. It stars Manuela Martelli as a Chilean woman who arrives in a remote Croatian shepherding community.
The film had its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2025, competing for the Golden Leopard.
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Premise
Set in the early 20th century, a Chilean woman, Teresa, arrives in an isolated community of shepherds in a Croatian mountain range, claiming to be the widow of Marco, a local man who had previously emigrated to Chile.[1] She shows his sister, brothers bones she claims are the remains of their deceased brother and says she has come to bury him in his native soil. She soon works willingly and diligently on the sheep and goat farm alongside the family. She speaks only Spanish, but learns a few key words of Croatian to convey the essence of her quest. She is very religious, praying often and seeing and hearing the dead Marco in visions. She feels compelled to make a confession to Iliya, Marco's brother, who had hoped as a youth to become a priest.
Viewers of the film can follow the Spanish-Coatian dialogue through subtitles, but the film's protagonists are for the most speaking past one another and often cannot guess the meaning of the other's statements.
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Cast
- Manuela Martelli as Teresa
- Ana Marija Veselčić
- Filip Đurić
- Mauro Ercegović Gracin
- Nikša Butijer
Production
In February 2020, Jušić was announced as one of the participants of TorinoFilmLab Script Lab to develop the screenplay.[2] She was also selected to develop the film during the Cinéfondation Residence in Cannes in 2020.[3] The project participated at the Venice Gap-Financing Market, held during the 79th Venice International Film Festival in September 2022.[4] In March 2024, the project received a €390,000 production grant from the Eurimages.[5][6]
Principal photography began in August 2024 and concluded in October 2024. It took place in Mount Dinara, Mount Svilaja, and the island of Krk.[7]
Release
God Will Not Help had its world premiere at the 78th Locarno Film Festival on 8 August 2025, competing for the Golden Leopard.[8][9] Prior to the premiere, New Europe Film Sales acquired the film's international sales.[10] It will also compete in the Competition Programme - Feature Film at the 31st Sarajevo Film Festival.[11]
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