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A Serbian Film

Movie · 2010 · 104 min

A deeply unsettling and graphic descent into exploitation and horror that is difficult to watch and even harder to forget.

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2010 film directed by Srđan Spasojević
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Year
2010
Runtime
104 min
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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • corruption
  • violence
  • trauma
  • exploration
  • morality
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror9
Humour1
Realism7
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness10
Complexity6
Emotional weight9

Details

Genres
pornographic, horror, erotic, snuff, splatter, exploitation, rape and revenge, erotic thriller, thriller, found footage, flashback
Directed by
Srđan Spasojević
Written by
Srđan Spasojević, Aleksandar Radivojević
Starring
Srđan Todorović, Sergej Trifunović, Jelena Gavrilović, Lena Bogdanović, Slobodan Beštić, Katarina Žutić, Lidija Pletl, Ana Sakić
Music
Wikluh Sky
Runtime
104 min
Country
Serbia
Languages
English, Swedish, Serbian

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