I hope that got your attention because this film will get yours. The problem is you don't want it's attention. "A Serbian Film" is the most disgusting, cruel, disturbing (needs to be said twice), and profaned movie I've ever seen. I've watched "Antichrist" and the finale to "Irreversible" and those will not come close to the effect that "A Serbian Film" will have on you. Nobody wants to see this movie, they just think they do.
I can describe the plot pretty quick, there's not much to it. A respected porn actor in Serbia is on his way out of the way out of the business. He's got a family and the porn industry isn't something you want around your wife and kid around. Well he's offered one last job for a huge amount of money. Sounds like the classic gangster pulling one last job before retiring. Well here the porno is a suppose to artsy. Well the art philosophy is not what anybody would expect it would be. It turns into some sick things that I'd rather not talk about. The deranged acts the film plays out are suppose to be an parable to the Serbian genocide. Unless you knew about it before hand you'd never guess. The images on screen will drain any thought you have. The crazy things people get you to believe in is where the two ideas cross over, it makes senesce in the worst way imaginable.
So as I've said this film is so cruel and disturbing (I'll just keep saying it) that I honestly wouldn't recommend watching it unless your looking for the end game. Some people want the funniest movie or maybe the most romantic, well torture porn has it's deal breaker. Torture porn actually is pretty popular genre. You think the recent "Friday the 13th" and the "Hostel" series aren't torture porn, well think about it again and you'll agree with me. This is like smoking the jeffrey from "Get Him To The Greek". It's so over the top that while you won't come close to it again, do you really want to push yourself to that limit? Giving this film a rating is difficult but it was made rather well technique wise so my 6/10 seems appropriate. "A Serbian Film" looks to push the boundaries rather than make an art out of it ("Antichrist" while punishing is a great film in my mind). "Womb" I said affected me deeply because they got you so invested in the emotions that the conclusion hurts you as much as the characters. The pain you see in "A Serbian Film" is similar to somebody jumping out and scaring you, it's meant for shock and awe. I'm pretty sure that Michael Haneke the director behind "Funny Games" would say this is the perfect movie for the test for his movie. It will shake your soul and I won't be watching it again that's for sure.
6/10
Recommendation: So like I said it's the most startling movie I've ever seen and may be the same for everyone. You don't want to watch it but maybe you want to punish yourself.
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