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To secure money for his family that will support them for the rest of their lives, Milos, a retired adult film star from Serbia, plunges once more into the depths of pornographic production only to find that his new mysterious and menacing employer has unthinkable terrors in store for him. Confrontational, shocking, uncompromising and absolutely unforgettable, A Serbian Film ranks alongside the likes of Requiem For A Dream, Videodrome and Irreversible as one of the most provocative and brilliant films of its time. Special Features include: Exclusive introduction from director, Srdjan Spasojevic; 12 page booklet featuring essay from horror critic, Alan Jones; Filmmakers insight. WARNING: THIS FILM CONTAINS EXTREME CONTENT
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United Kingdom released, PAL/Region 2 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 ), English ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (2.35:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: Booklet, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Milos (Srdjan Todorovic) is a retired adult film star leading a normal family life with his wife Maria (Jelena Gavrilovic) and six-year old son Petar in tumultuous Serbia, trying to make ends meet. Aware of his problems, Layla (Katarina Zutic), a former co-star, introduces Milos to Vukmir (Sergej Trifunovic), a mysterious, menacing and politically powerful figure in the adult film business who wants Milos to star in his latest project and is willing to pay him a fee that will provide financial support to Milos and his family for the rest of their lives. The only condition is that Milos signs a contract insisting on his absolute unawareness of the scripted scenes they are about to shoot. Encouraged by his wife to accept the job, Milos turns up for the first day of shooting and is immediately drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem devised by his employer, the 'director' of his destiny. It soon becomes apparent that Vukmir and his crew will stop at nothing to complete his insane vision. The only way for Milos to escape the living cinematic hell he's entered and to save his family life is to sacrifice everything to Vukmir's art - his pride, his morality, his sanity, and maybe even his own life. ...A Serbian Film (2010) ( Srpski film )
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60 of 65 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Even in it's censored form, A Serbian Film packs a powerful punch.
Without trying to sound like an apologist for censorship, the cut version still works and internet rants against companies putting out censored work should be directed at the censor, not the companies putting out the movies, who have to recoup costs regardless of the BBFCs outcome.
To all the people bleating about how disgusting it is and how it should be banned I say this. You don't have to watch it. This isn't the kind of film, thanks to a combined campaign of open and honest marketing and furiously jerking knees, that anyone will come to without prior warning.
Therefore, if you choose to watch something and then get offended, it's your fault, not the fault of talented filmmakers creating transgressive imagery. Personally, I watched it and got very upset. Upset because the film asked me questions rather than simply throwing the claret around and jiggling breasts in my face.
If only more films were less thought provoking and had more pointless slaughter and more jiggling breasts,we could all sleep at night knowing that no one would be offended or uncomfortable. Fact is, art and creativity shouldn't be subject to censure only classification. I classify this movie as uncompromising, thought provoking, intellegent and extremely troubling.
If you don't like images of sex, violence and sexual violence, just don't watch it. Don't. If you're more tolerant of extreme cinema and taboo images, then A Serbian Film, despite protests from reviewers about it being pure exploitation (an act of cowardice as they try to avoid being seen to praise that which has been universally vilified), is a smart, clever, questioning work that will at least give you plenty of pub debate ammunition.
Without trying to sound like an apologist for censorship, the cut version still works and internet rants against companies putting out censored work should be directed at the censor, not the companies putting out the movies, who have to recoup costs regardless of the BBFCs outcome.
To all the people bleating about how disgusting it is and how it should be banned I say this. You don't have to watch it. This isn't the kind of film, thanks to a combined campaign of open and honest marketing and furiously jerking knees, that anyone will come to without prior warning.
Therefore, if you choose to watch something and then get offended, it's your fault, not the fault of talented filmmakers creating transgressive imagery. Personally, I watched it and got very upset. Upset because the film asked me questions rather than simply throwing the claret around and jiggling breasts in my face.
If only more films were less thought provoking and had more pointless slaughter and more jiggling breasts,we could all sleep at night knowing that no one would be offended or uncomfortable. Fact is, art and creativity shouldn't be subject to censure only classification. I classify this movie as uncompromising, thought provoking, intellegent and extremely troubling.
If you don't like images of sex, violence and sexual violence, just don't watch it. Don't. If you're more tolerant of extreme cinema and taboo images, then A Serbian Film, despite protests from reviewers about it being pure exploitation (an act of cowardice as they try to avoid being seen to praise that which has been universally vilified), is a smart, clever, questioning work that will at least give you plenty of pub debate ammunition.
34 of 37 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The four and a half minutes cut from this movie were important parts that made it as extreme as it was. Just download the screener and don't waste your time on the dvd.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This review is for the US unrated version of "Serbian film". Just a quick word of warning to anyone thinking of buying this version of the movie, is that it may be an unrated version of the movie but it is still not the complete film, the us version was re-cut before it was released.The version that was released in the uk was cut by over 4mins but it still shows more of the deeply disturbing baby rape scene, also the final shocking unmasking of Milos's family has also been shortened in the US print. What you do get more of in the US print is the full on screen murder of Layla which was all but cut from the uk version, also some more brief full frontal nudity and more images of children during the sex/sexual violence scenes. So as it stands both versions contain footage that was cut from each separate release but neither is complete.
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Shocker
Imagine the worst most disgusting thing you can think of... 'a Serbian film' will top that. This DVD has been edited however, it is still incredibly graphic. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Harry Heslop
absolutely disgusting
I got his dvd to help practice my Serbian (I'm learning the language). Whatever you do don't watch it. Even if you're into movies that shock, it's just all-round distasteful...
Published 2 months ago by Disturbed viewer
A Balanced View
Right, how to explain this movie briefly.
I would start by saying it has a brilliant story and an excellent plot, i wont give anything away. Read more
I would start by saying it has a brilliant story and an excellent plot, i wont give anything away. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Budersack
didn't quite live up to the hype
I find it really hard to be shocked by anything these days, so after reading all the hype about this film I thought I had finally found something that would have that shock factor. Read more
Published 2 months ago by lucy
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A Serbian film does indeed push the boundries of cinema, some scenes to many may be un watchable. as i have only watched the cut version (as the uncut is hard to get hold of and... Read more
Published 2 months ago by fern
Region 1 is cut
Although this region 1 version is well over 3 minutes longer than the UK release, it remains cut; the newborn sequence is completely massacred, with barely a single shot of the... Read more
Published 2 months ago by filmreviewer
Filthy and boring - which is hard to do
I didn't find this film all that gross other than a certain scene which should never have happened. The violence was completely unbelievable especially the eye socket thing. Read more
Published 3 months ago by G Rees
Pseudo-intellectual nonsense, an attempt to create controversy
Any serious philosophical or social commentary this film may have (or claims to have) is washed away by it's sheer awfulness. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Mr. J. Driver
Cut to ribbons by BBFC, but still "enjoyable"
After reading many, many reviews on "A Serbian Film", I finally got around to buying the UK DVD and watching it today. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Eoin McLove
bleedingfilms.com review of 'A Serbian Film'
Go with me on this....Imagine queueing up to go on a rollercoaster and you are not scared because you have been on so many beforehand. Read more
Published 4 months ago by bleedingcritic
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