Croatian drama. “God Will Not Help”
In the early 20th century, a Chilean woman 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. She shows his family some 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.
Sounds like a barrel of laughs.
Manuela Martelli is the shorter woman who is on your right as they walk into the water.
