But if you’re either squeamish or interested in being surprised by the film’s atrocities, stop reading.īasically, the merit of this movie can be summed up in two words: “newborn porn.” Not that looking deep into the depraved dimensions of one’s mind when they hear that phrase should be encouraged, but since my assumption is that such an idea will garner some type of reaction, it should be noted that this movie goes there. While I would normally try to refrain from revealing a film’s more significant moments, doing so for this movie is impossible, because without the gross out parts nothing stands as noteworthy. I should start by saying that this review will contain spoilers, many of which are gruesome in nature. Initially left in the dark about the film’s contents, Milos soon finds himself participating in a snuff film centering around necrophilia and pedophilia among other things, and the extreme content of the project pushes him to the edge and creates conflict with his demented director who will use any means necessary to complete his film. Knowing his situation, a powerful and well-connected pornographer named Vukmir (Sergej Trifunovic) offers him a lucrative role in a mysterious “art film.” And while this movie certainly doesn’t lack in the way of shock value, much of the research I’d done prior to my viewing created mental images that made me much more uncomfortable than anything that came out of this predictable, boring and flat-out bad movie.ĭirected by Srdjan Spasojevic, A Serbian Film tells the story of Milos (Srdjan Todorovic), a former porn star known for his erectile potency, who is struggling to make ends meet in retired life as he looks for a way to support his wife and young son.

Though much of what I’d read regarding the movie repulsed me, I am, if anything, curious about films of this extreme nature even when I expect to be mortified by them. I couldn’t help but think about this theory as I watched A Serbian Film, a movie which peeked my interest based on several reviews and online forums which declared it to be “the most controversial film of all time.” There’s an old adage about scary movies that says what you don’t see is more frightening than what you do because nothing can duplicate the horror one envisions in his or her own mind.

A serbian film 2011