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A Serbian Film

Not all films have a happy ending

2010 · 1h 44m · NC-17 Crime, Horror, Thriller
Directed by Srđan Spasojević

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Overview

Retired porn star Milos leads a normal family life trying to make ends meet. Presented with the opportunity of a lifetime to financially support his family for the rest of their lives, Milos must participate in one last mysterious film. From then on, Milos is drawn into a maelstrom of unbelievable cruelty and mayhem.

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48%
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"A Serbian Film" revels in its sheer inventive awfulness and dares the viewer to find a more serious layer of meaning.

A.O. Scott, New York Times
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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.

Karina Longworth, Village Voice
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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.

Joshua Rothkopf, Time Out New York
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A sordid welter of sexual sadism, incestuous necrophilia and 'snuff movie' nihilism.

Nigel Floyd, Time Out

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