A Serbian Film (2010)

Director: Srdjan Spasojevic
Stars: Srdjan Todorovic, Sergej Trifunovic, Jelena Gavrilovic
Runtime: 104 minutes

Synopsis: An aging porn star agrees to participate in an "art film" in order to make a clean break from the business, only to discover that he has been drafted into making a pedophilia and necrophilia themed snuff film.

Performances: 4/5
Screenplay: 2/5
Costumes/Makeup: 4/5
Editing: 2/5
Cinematography: 4/5
Score/Soundtrack: 3/5

Verdict: There it is, folks. The most disturbing movie ever made. A movie so disturbing that it was banned in at least 46 countries. A movie so disturbing that a few minutes of it had to be cut for it to get an NC-17 rating in the US. A movie so disturbing that it made me cringe on multiple occasions. And I've seen it twice. Two times more than any sane person on this planet ever should in their lifetime.

Without getting into the details of what happens as they're horrifying even in text form, the film sees a retired pornstar being offered one last project by a mysterious self-proclaimed artist. What ensues next is nightmarish, obscene, vile... You name it. Director Srdjan Spasojevic describes his work as being a representation of the "struggle against all corrupt authority that govern over our lives for their purposes .. [of] the power of leaders who hypnotize you to do things you don't want to do." And while I can definitely see that in his project, I can't shake the feeling that his ultimate goal was to simply shock the audience as much as humanly and legally possible. And that honestly took me out of a movie that is otherwise pretty effectively shot and acted (credit where credit is due) aside from some questionable and distracting editing choices.

I cannot with a good conscience recommend this movie to anyone. For me, it's a movie that exists to shock and nothing else. It's a movie I've seen twice for some reason but that I never want to revisit ever again.

FINAL GRADE: 4/10