..."A Serbian Film"

So, I'm really hesitant to share this one. But class is over, so I suppose I can avoid the scornful gazes. I had never heard of this film until a friend let me know about it. It's called, literally, "A Serbian Film". I will preface this by saying I have not seen this film yet, and I'm not sure I will- It premiered at South by Southwest in the U.S. this year, and I believe has only been shown in theaters late at night in Serbia. It is supposed to come out in the UK in a heavily edited form (over 4 minutes missing).

Anyways, the film is about a retired Serbian porn-star who is struggling to provide for his family, and when he is approached to star once more in a porn film, this time by an artsy, obsessive director, he accepts. Of course, it turns out all is not as it seems. And from there on the trailer I watched descends into some of the darkest corners of the human soul I have ever seen on film - on par or worse than "Irreversible" and "120 Days of Sodom" - and this was just a trailer...

So I will not attach a link to the trailer. If you really want to watch it, and I'm warning you, you can easily find it online. The Serbian government have been trying to outlaw the film, while the director claims its about the "molestation of the people by the Serbian government...it's about the monolithic power of leaders who hypnotize you to do things you don't want to do. I suppose you can decide for yourself, should you choose to see it.

It's certainly an interesting case study for censorship in Eastern Europe.