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"A Serbian Film" Not A Review, But A Warning!

Late last night a friend of mine called with news that he had gotten his hands on a movie that we had talked about a few times. That movie was "A Serbian Film". I had a really bad feeling about it when he showed up with a white disc envelope with a DVD-R that had "A Serbian Film" screener written on it with a magic marker.

For the next hour and forty minutes we were bombarded with non-stop brutal rapes and child abuse. I'm a 43 year-old hardened horror fan with a very ck sense of humor. Believe me when I say I've seen just about everything, but I've never seen anything so appalling and disturbing as this piece of trash. The one thing I can't watch in movies is the abuse of children. There is no reason to have filmed some of the child abuse scenes in this movie .It's one thing to go for shock value, but this movie has gone way to far. Any type of ck piece of crap that enjoys watching things like this doesn't deserve to breath the same air as us.Plot: A down on his luck former porn star is having a hard time supporting his family, when a former co-star talks him into starring in a new type of art porn. After meeting with the director, he gns the contract to make the film. After filming his first scene in an orphanage, he starts questioning the direction of the film. This leads him to be drugged against his will to get him to perform. As the rape and torture continues he uncovers more and more about the demented director.

Because I am so completely disgusted by this movie, I can not think of a ngle character's name and IMDB doesn't even have a listing for it and I'm not going to go back and watch it again. So as far as this review goes, everyone will remain nameless.

Do not watch this movie!!! Do not waste your money!!! Do not waste your time!!! This is not horror.

Maynardtscuggs Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 04:52 PM | 75913
The fact that it gave you these feelings, and created such a strong response, is proof potive that it is a successful film, in that it intended to give you these feelings and cause you to react in this way. If the movie was terrible, you would have only mentioned it in pasng.

Warning people to not watch it, I feel, is a bit lly.
Shawn.Savage Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 06:14 PM | 75917
The fact that it gave you these feelings, and created such a strong response, is proof potive that it is a successful film, in that it intended to give you these feelings and cause you to react in this way.

I disagree with that. People often rant endlessly on why specific films are crap, many times in detail. Just because it is 'successful' at making someone ill, it doesn't mean it's worth the time it takes to watch them.

A LOT of people have issued warnings against this film for the same reasons listed above. Explicit child abuse shown in a film can be dangerous on so many levels, its usage in film really needs to be evaluated. There are people who can look at something like this (I'm presuming; it crosses a line that I can't follow and I don't intend to see it myself) and perhaps see some artistic/shock-value merit to it, but I'd imagine there are just as many who would find it a little too much to bear, and even a small percentage who might just enjoy it a bit much. It takes all kinds.

I can think of a half dozen people off-hand I'd warn off as it stands, because it may be too much of an emotional trigger for them. A warning is a GOOD thing in this case.
dew Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 06:27 PM | 75918
The fact that it gave you these feelings, and created such a strong response, is proof potive that it is a successful film, in that it intended to give you these feelings and cause you to react in this way. If the movie was terrible, you would have only mentioned it in pasng.

Warning people to not watch it, I feel, is a bit lly.

I respect what you're saying in that it did it's job at being shocking and I did react strongly. But, if a scene of a newborn only seconds old being raped is not worth warning viewers about, I don't know what is. There are just some lines that shouldn't be crossed.
Maynardtscuggs Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 06:39 PM | 75921
i

gotta

say

thank

you this

is

one

movie

i

will pass

on

i

have

a

high

tolerance

but

if

what

i

have

recently

heard

i

honestly

hope

this

movie

never

gets

remade

into

an american

film the

only

other

movie

i

actually found

horribleto

this

extent

was

an

unedited

kevin

smith

movie

i

watched

years

ago

called

vulgari wanted

to

edit

this for

those

that

have

only

seen parts

of

vulgar

the

rape

sceneis

just

the

tip

of

the

icebergby

the

end

of

the

movie

you

start

to

wonder

what

kind

of

manwould

have

thesse

thoughts

in his

headjust

a

horrible

film

poorly

written
jrcarr Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 06:47 PM | 75923
i

gotta

say

thank

you this

is

one

movie

i

will pass

on

i

have

a

high

tolerance

but

if

what

i

have

recently

heard

i

honestly

hope

this

movie

never

gets

remade

into

an american

film the

only

other

movie

i

actually found

horribleto

this

extent

was

an

unedited

kevin

smith

movie

i

watched

years

ago

called

vulgarI've seen that rape scene from "Vulgar". And as rough as it is, It's "Sesame Street" compared to this movie.
Maynardtscuggs Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 06:53 PM | 75924
i

found

aposting

wikapediahad

done

for

this

movie

and

it

just

sounds

ck

I mean

from

the

thought

of

newborn

pornis

just

disgusting .

and

what

I

readfor

the

final

scene

with

them all

commiting

suicidethis

just

seems like

a

ckening

waste

of timebut

thanks

for

the

warning

would

have

eventually

watched

thiswithout

knowing

better

so

if

no

one

else

say's

thanks

you

have

my

thank's

and

friendship
jrcarr Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 07:08 PM | 75925
Is it more fucked up than the August Underground trilogy?
deadbutalive Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 07:11 PM | 75926
May I just add... when the hell did it become popular for filmmakers to include gratuitous rape scenes in horror films? I realize this type of subject matter has been in horror for a very long time but it seems, as of late, rape scenes in mainstream films are becoming far more explicit and promoted than in years before. Remakes such as "Last House On The Left" and "The Hills Have Eyes" hinged their entire marketing campaigns around how "shocking" their respective scenes were. Other movies just seem to throw them in for no real reason, I mean come on Rob Zombies Halloween? That movie didn't even need a rape scene in it but by God they shoehorned one in there. I don't want to get into the debate about how "rape has been in horror movies for years" and "horror is supposed to make the audience feel uneasy by exploiting fears" I'm just saying how about filmmakers concentrate a little harder on creating films that are actually good, not "Too Shocking For Theaters".
MLeeHolmes Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 07:24 PM | 75927
Is it more fucked up than the August Underground trilogy?

I've only seen the last one "Penance". As over the top and brutal as it was, it was sort of laughable to me. "A Serbian Film" is way beyond being f'ed up.
Maynardtscuggs Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 07:34 PM | 75931
May I just add... when the hell did it become popular for filmmakers to include gratuitous rape scenes in horror films? I realize this type of subject matter has been in horror for a very long time but it seems, as of late, rape scenes in mainstream films are becoming far more explicit and promoted than in years before.

I was just beginning to wonder that myself. I'm fairly new to the board here and in reading through Most Disturbing Moment in a Horror Movie thread, I was somewhat surprised to see that a LOT of the posts were referencing brutal rape scenes in fairly recent films.

I dig that it IS a truly horrifying reality on any scale, but at what point does it become gratuitous to film?
dew Wednesday 5/11/2011 at 08:27 PM | 75940
the main chRACTER (THE DOWN-ON-HIS-LUCK EX PORN GUY) IS NAMED mILOS...JUST SAYIN'.
susan renee Thursday 5/12/2011 at 12:10 AM | 75951
This sounds like a modern day "Cannibal Holocaust". The animal slaughter scenes were very hard to watch. Perhaps because you know they are real... Do you think having kids yourself makes you react differently?
R-Awesome85 Thursday 5/12/2011 at 12:11 AM | 75952
This becomes a post every few months, I'm surprised by it's staying power. I guess that's why I like it. It's fucked up that it actually good. You can buy it on amazon right now. But anywho I dig it and see the actual story that was being told.
Stilesp1985 Thursday 5/12/2011 at 03:43 AM | 75962
I have read a lot about A Serbian Film. I have heard it is completely fucked up, but a good film at the same time. I think I am going to have to wait and watch it before judging it, that is if I have the nerve to watch it..I haven't even seen Cannibal Holocaust yet.
Moon Thursday 5/12/2011 at 05:04 AM | 75963
i

found

aposting

wikapediahad

done

for

this

movie

and

it

just

sounds

ck

I mean

from

the

thought

of

newborn

pornis

just

disgusting .

and

what

I

readfor

the

final

scene

with

them all

commiting

suicidethis

just

seems like

a

ckening

waste

of timebut

thanks

for

the

warning

would

have

eventually

watched

thiswithout

knowing

better

so

if

no

one

else

say's

thanks

you

have

my

thank's

and

friendship

Fuck it! I'm OUT! haha seriously though that is too ridiculous for me. That is not the kind of horror I like or want to watch.
Sephit Thursday 5/12/2011 at 08:36 PM | 75997
I had never heard of this film until I saw your post, and ofc when someone tells me not to do something, I'm going to do it almost immediately.

I just finished watching this movie online...and I wasn't horrified as much as I thought it was just a shitty movie. Perhaps it is because I was warned first, or I have no soul.

But this movie was so blatantly just existing to deliver shocks, not a plot, that I found it more ridiculous than anything.

Ofc baby rape is reprehenble, as is any kind of child pornography, but this movie was a choppy mess. Not artistic, not even creepily tastefully shot like Human Centipede (a lot of people online were comparing the two, which imo is dumb. It's apple and oranges)

Personally I feel like any money it makes will be because of curious people like myself, which unfortunately will be a lot nce people all over the internet are warning to not watch this movie.

It took me only 5 minutes to find a copy to watch online for free, so hopefully the makers won't make too much $.

Bacally the ideas behind it are of course the most horrifying things that could come to mind, which is exactly why they were thrown into this sloppy mess of nothingness.

If anyone wants the link to see the movie of which we are speaking, drop me a private message, bc I don't think the mods want me to post it.

I'm not disturbed, but I wish I had my hour and a half back.
BloodAndRibbons Thursday 5/12/2011 at 10:58 PM | 76012
I think I'll pass then. I see no point in watching this movie. Thanks for the heads up :)
deadbutalive Saturday 5/14/2011 at 05:03 AM | 76321
I think im not going to buy this movie :) thanks for this.
SplatteriPoika Wednesday 5/25/2011 at 06:07 PM | 76805