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The Parade

2011 1h 55m Comedy Drama List
Tomatometer 2 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 100+ Ratings
A middle-aged and homophobic Serbian gangster sacrifices himself to protect gay freedom in his country.

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John Beifuss Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) As slick and corny and sitcom-esque as 'La Cage Aux Folles'; but if its message seems obvious and unchallenging for the typical U.S. viewer, it's not so easily digested in post-Soviet Eastern Europe, as recent events in Russia have demonstrated. Rated: 2.5/4 Aug 26, 2013 Full Review Jamie S. Rich Oregonian The bigotry is raw and the language isn't tame, but the way Dragojevic doesn't shy away from the hate while still managing to get laughs makes for daring entertainment. Rated: 3/5 Jul 19, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member A parade of cliches and stereotypes clearly conceived by a (well-intentioned) straight man, but apparently this must be the only type of movie that could bring such a nice message to a larger audience in a strongly homophobic country like Serbia, so points for that too. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A film that brings together ex-Yugoslavian countries for a human rights and political cause. Criticising everything from machismo culture and (I dare to say) political correctness to police and NATO forces and being funny at the same time. I believe there is more potential when it comes to character development and the commentary on fascism, though. I guess you can't have everything in 115 minutes. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Third Serbian movie I would recommend for people to see, after "The Marathon Family" and "We Are Not Angels". Probably too blatant for non-YU people, but I bet that all the named minorities from that movie have issues watching it. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Udayalaksmanakartiyasa H It may be light, but it is smart. I'm amazed with how it shows those different racism against each other and on top of it, homophobic issue. Great movie. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 05/11/13 Full Review Audience Member ?ista zabava uz pametnu drutvenu kritiku ?ine film jednim od najboljih u ovom dijelu svijeta. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/26/23 Full Review Audience Member Un film que tous les antis mariage pour tous devrait voir... attention on s'attend à un film comique (suite à la bande-annonce) mais "La parade" va bien au-delà et ne vous laisse pas intacte ! Décidément, les films des Balkans me plaisent... je le recommande à tous, très fortement, ce film joue avec tous les préjugés qui existent, et ceci avec brio ! A voir, oui, allez, vite vite vite !! Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/16/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A middle-aged and homophobic Serbian gangster sacrifices himself to protect gay freedom in his country.
Director
Srdjan Dragojevic
Producer
Vladimir Anastasov, Mike Downey, Srdjan Dragojevic, Igor Nola
Screenwriter
Srdjan Dragojevic
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
Serbian
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 9, 2017
Runtime
1h 55m