Review of A Serbian Film (2010) by Samual G — 19 Jul 2011

Nowhere near deserving of it's reputation. Is this an easy watch?? No, not in any sense of the word but those willing to put in the effort will be rewarded with an interesting and thought provoking film.

Without knowing more about the situation in Serbia I'm unable to comment on the political overtones of the film, but it is easy to read the meaning into getting "fucked over".

The particularly controversial newborn scene is not the "death of cinema" that the Daily Mail warned you of. In fact I found the film Martyrs to be a far more uncomfortable an horrifying viewing that this was.

I'm not saying anyone should rush out and see this but I do want to stress that to truly have a valid opinion you need to see it yourself. You do yourself no favours by sitting in your ivory towers and arrogantly dishing out the rules on what is and is not acceptable with no true knowledge of the content and, most importantly, the context involved.

Broaden your horizons and at least give it a try. Worse is yet to come and that is the beauty of cinema, it will always find new boundaries to push and this film, like I Spit On Your Grave before it, will be looked back upon as a vital piece (regardless of actual critical merit) as a truly original and unique film.