HRVATSKI FILM
GOD WILL NOT HELP
DIRECTOR: Hana Jušić
COUNTRY: HR, IT, RO, GR, FR, SI
YEAR/DURATION: 2025. • 137′
drama, historical fiction
Info
- SCREENPLAY: Hana Jušić
- CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jana Plećaš
- EDITOR: Jan Klemsche
- PRODUCTION DESIGN: Laura Boni
- COSTUME DESIGN: Katarina Pilić
- SOUND: Marius Leftărache
- SCORE: Stavros Evangelou, Iris Asimakopoulou, Vasilis Chontos
- MAKE-UP: Mojca Gorogranc Petrushevska
- SPECIAL EFFECTS: Petar Novaković
- VISUAL EFFECTS: Antonis Kotzias
- LEAD ACTRESS: Manuela Martelli
- LEAD ACTOR: Filip Đurić
- SUPPORTING ACTRESSES: Ana Marija Veselčić, Tina Orlandini, Barbara Štrbac, Paola Varnica
- SUPPORTING ACTORS: Mauro Ercegović Gracin, Nikša Butijer, Bogdan Farcas, Ivan Skoko, Vinko Kraljević, Gabriel Varnica, Ahmet Đerić, Luka Galešić, Branko Malnar
- DEBUTANTS: actress: Ana Marija Veselčić; others: Stavros Evangelou, Iris Asimakopoulou, Vasilis Chontos
- PRODUCER: Ankica Jurić Tilić
- PRODUCTION COMPANY: Kinorama
- CO-PRODUCERS: Ada Solomon, Diana Caravia, Ines Vasiljević, Stefano Sardo, Yorgos Tsourgiannis, Didar Domehri, Aleš Pavlin, Andrej Štritof
- CO-PRODUCED BY: Nightswim (IT), Micro film (RO), Horsefly Films (GR), Maneki Films (FR), Perfo Production (SI), ERT S.A. (GR)
- DISTRIBUTION: Duplicato Media
- SALES AGENT: New Europe Film Sales
Festivals and awards
Locarno Film Festival 2025 – Pardo Award for Best Acting (M. Martelli, A. M. Veselčić)
Sarajevo Film Festival 2025 – Special Award for Promoting Gender Equality
Thessaloniki International Film Festival 2025 – Best Artistic Achievement & Best Actress (Manuela Martelli)
Synopsis
A Chilean woman Teresa comes into a firmly structured and isolated mountain community of Croatian shepherds in the early 20th century, claiming to be the widow of their émigré brother. Her arrival heavily changes the dynamics between the members of the community and brings unrest, but Teresa also brings freedom.
Trailer
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About the director
Hana Jušić (Šibenik, 1983) is a Croatian film director and screenwriter. She graduated in Comparative Literature and English Language and Literature from the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and earned an MA in Film and TV Directing from the Academy of Dramatic Art in Zagreb. She is the author of several short films and the feature film Quit Staring at My Plate from 2016. She also wrote screenplays for the feature films Mysterious Boy (2013) and The Mystery of Green Hill (2017), and the series The Last Socialist Artefact (2021) and Shame (2024).
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