Some films attract controversy through their exploitative handling of material and normally those films gather notoriety resulted from scaremongering drummed up in press and media. It is doubtful that most people that speak out against those sorts of films actual see the whole film. This will be the issue with A Serbian Film.
If I were to describe to you scenes and plot involving pornography, rape, child abuse and necrophilia you would immediately think of a poor quality, shot-on-video limited appeal film that is produced to sate the tastes of societies underbelly. And no matter how you approach it any description of A Serbian Film will invoke this. What it will not tell you that this is a superbly crafted, glorious photographed, strongly acted and fully committed film that explores a world of violence that is entirely possible and conceivable. It will also not tell you that rather than being a voyeuristic thrill show the makers of A Serbian Film have a point to make, mostly related to disillusion with their home country. They have chosen to do so in the package of an extreme horror film that will jar, excite, sadden and sicken.
To understand A Serbian Film you have to see it. You will be surprised at how palatable the film is. You'll find humour and horror. You'll find the most important horror film of recent years. I encourage you to make up your own mind, your own decisions and see it, maybe just the once, if you can take it.
The normal Happy Horror Hard On scoring system may be in poor taste or entirely applicable: full on raging erection and ejaculation!
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