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The creators of the film have frequently defended it as a heavy-handed political allegory. According to Spasojević, the movie is a satire regarding the political correctness of modern cinema and a metaphor for the systemic abuse and manipulation the Serbian people faced from their own government.

Because A Serbian Film contains simulated depictions of extreme crimes against minors, possessing or distributing unedited versions of the film has legal implications in various territories.