For critical thinkers and discerning types this film most likely will be a gratifying and of course unsettling viewing. Serious ponderers know the good intent of directors who hope that a compelling presentation will engender mass social enlightenment. CABARET BALKAN's intensity and tension brought back the same sense of dread KANAL and ONCE WERE WARRIORS evoked from this viewer. IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH had a similar urgent message and again the native masses stayed away from looking into a darkened mirror. I guess it is that cursed "exceptionalism" meme that infected America very early and led to this country's arrested character development. I assume CABARET BALKAN met the same fate with native viewers.
Review of Cabaret Balkan
