God Will Not Help (Croatian: Bog Neće Pomoći) is a 2025 drama film written and directed by Hana Jušić. It stars Manuela Martelli as a Chilean woman who arrives in a remote Croatian shepherding community in the early 20th century.
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.
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]
