This movie positively surprised me, it's comic, but not in a way we're used to here, like many other slapstick-y movies seen in recent years. It revolves around a former criminal and war veteran Limun, a slightly homophobic patriot and a group of LGBT activists trying to organize a pride parade in Belgrade, the not so gay friendly environment. Their paths cross when, in despair, the activists turn to Limun for help, having nobody to protect them during the parade. The movie is greatly filled with hilarious moments and funny dialogue, and standard Balkanian prejudices and clichés, not used for cheap comedy, but in an attempt to depict a society that is based on those clichés and fed with it through politics, mass media manipulation, and ignorance. Some might not like the fact that the movie is all comedy, and gets serious about LGBT rights and awareness only at the end, but I think that is exactly why it made such an impact on me; since I was laughing the whole time, I didn't expect such ending, and it caught me off guard, making the final scenes even more intense, serious, and moving.
Review of The Parade
