Hana Jušić

The award goes to - an intense mystery, set in isolation, that flirts with genre while creating something wholly on its own. Grounded in a strong sense of place, powerful performances speak volumes without excess dialogue in an atmosphere both familiar and uncanny. Its narrative challenges our assumptions and in doing so, it ultimately confronts us with feelings of not belonging.

Award in the amount of €7,500 sponsored by Mastercard.

For its appealing photography, for the elegant narrative style with which the difficulties of communication are overcome despite different languages and cultural differences. Finding connection beyond words. God Will Not Help deals in an unpretentious way with the themes of grief, sin, and religion, as well as strangeness or being a stranger as main themes, interpreted by wonderful actors and a striking protagonist.