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An aging porn star (Srdjan Todorovic) who's struggling to provide for his family agrees to make a film, only to discover that he has been drafted into making a pedophilia and necrophilia themed snuff film.
True to its state-of-the-nation title, Srdjan Spasojevic's "A Serbian Film" is an electrifying, ithyphallic allegory of a country bestialised, violated, commodified and sold - by its own - down the river
That the film exists at all is a more cogent commentary on the nation's collective trauma than any of the direct statements or potential metaphors contained within.
To compliment it as being well-crafted, which it is, doesn't mean much when it's unwatchable.
November 06, 2015
ColeSmithey.com
[VIDEO ESSAY] ...Spasojević invites the viewer to compare his made-up pornography of death to the similar underlying nature of capitalism's commercial cinema of the West and its attendant sponsors.
A Serbian Film has a real point to be made. The sad thing is that it is lost on most people who will be offended to the point of dismissing the movie as trash.
Fantastic performances from the two leads make for a very powerful film. It's truly a technical achievement on every count and while It may not be for everyone, if you can stomach it, watch it!
There exists a hard, bitter audience for the likes of A Serbian Film, one of the most graphic depictions of human suffering I have ever seen committed to the screen. I am not among them.
"A Serbian Film" revels in its sheer inventive awfulness and dares the viewer to find a more serious layer of meaning.
May 12, 2011
Time Out
In its histrionic dream logic, the movie says as much about Eastern Europe as Twilight does about the Pacific Northwest. Frankly, you'd be better off self-abusing.