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Note: Some readers may find the concepts discussed in this article upsetting.
The worst horror movies have always caused some really strange reactions.
Horror movies have the power to elicit emotions unlike any other.
But this is a different kind of movie.
Someone was once imprisoned for daring to screen this highly controversial and messed up movie at a film festival.
Considering that it has been outlawed in more than 40 nations, this movie has all the makings of the most divisive movie ever made.
Despite having a low core score of 45% on Rotten Tomatoes, this movie is a must-watch for moviegoers who enjoy watching the most bizarre films ever made.
Watch the trailer here – and keep in mind that despite the bizarre vibe, it is still an unsettling watch.
A Serbian Film is the title of the film in issue, and nothing above has been overstated.
It centers on retired p*rn star Milos, who receives an outrageous offer to make their last movie on his last pay day.
Before Milos can back out, he realizes he’s signed up for a violent snuff film that features murder, insane sexual content, and other things so horrible we can’t even reveal what they are.
When asked how they came up with the film, director Srđan Spasojević told Indiewire: “We just wanted to express our deepest and honest feelings towards our region and also the world in general — a world that is sugar-coated in political correctness, but also very rotten under that façade”.
The movie caused a lot of controversy when it was released in 2010 and required significant edits in each of the countries where it was shown to be able to get a rating.
To even be released in the UK, it had to be trimmed by a whopping three minutes and 48 seconds spanning 11 sequences, yet in the US, it just needed to be trimmed by about a minute to achieve an NC-17 rating.
One film festival director was even arrested for screening the film, as Angel Sala was charged with ‘exhibiting child p***ography’ in 2011 following complaints from a Roman Catholic organisation.
Although Sala’s allegations were eventually withdrawn, a conviction could have resulted in up to a year in prison.
Major markets including Spain, Australia, and Malaysia have all outlawed the film’s screenings, out of the 46+ nations that have banned it.
Critics have different opinions about the movie; while some find the director’s perspective aesthetically pleasing, others find it repulsive.
Film critic Mark Kermode said in his review: “The director says it’s allegorical… if it so, then the allegory just gets lost in the increasingly stupid splatter.
“The most annoying thing about it is – torture pn is one thing, but pompous, pretentious torture pn is something else.”
If you’re still reading thinking: “Yep, sounds good, I want to watch it”, then the top review on IMDB is sure to either put you off or fully confirm that mindset.
It reads: “I heard about this movie on YouTube it was someone saying don’t watch it it’s made to disturb you but I didn’t listen and I feel like vomiting now please do not watch this just don’t I’m literally crying right now.”
In the US, Vudu offers A Serbian Film for viewing.
