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MADE IN SERBIA

Sena was gone from my life.

First I was her bodyguard, then her boyfriend.

She was my stripper.

She went to Hungary, made a porno film, and was a success.

I tried to get my degree in dramaturgy and get on in life

. and I tried to forget her.

I came across her film by chance.

Porn films became my obsession. I stayed up nights.

I only watched foreign films. I couldn't stand to watch even

five minutes of the domestic films. She only played in

foreign ones.

I became a pornophile, and soon after,

a porn expert.

I started researching the origins of local pornography,

carefully avoiding the newest domestic productions.

I found out that Kosta Novakovic, a pioneer of Serbian

filmmaking, had made the first erotic film called

"The Sinless Sinner". For that time, it was like making a

porno film. At the beginning of the 20th century, porno films

were shown in Belgrade Branislav Nusic wrote about that,

criticizing the hypocrisy of the Serbian elite,

calling them "Parisian nights" because

only French films were shown.

Hotel Union was the central place.

Kosovska street has always been a place

where one could see a good film.

I found out that in 1 898 the Paris police

threw 1 4 tones of porno films in the river Sena.

My theory is that the language of film was born under the

patronage, and in the service of pornography.

The close-up is definitely the invention of pornographers.

The first films were not films by the Lumiere brothers,

but unknown films made for private collections.

How can you expect me to watch that?

That is our reality.

I must defend the locals. First of all, there's the funding.

Secondly, one must find actors. Many girls say they just can't,

they would do it, but not if their parents, friends saw them

This is hard to manage. In my opinion, Mr. Stankovic does

a decent job, but I'm sure he does it with much less money

than, say, Vince Voyeur or Anabolic, etc.

Girls don't want to be on film. They would do it, if their

fathers and brothers didn't see the films.

But why? That's prejudiced.

Look at Hungarian women. There are thousands of them doing it.

And you? Have you seen any domestic porno films? No?

Yes, two or three. But I've given it up completely.

What was it you didn't like in them, exactly?

Oh, the main character in one of them was a fly. It kept

Ianding on the pillow, on the sheet, that waved it away.

That was one. Then there was another bad one.

There's no light, man. And the frames are lousy.

The attacks on domestic porno films intrigued me.,l admit.

After all my refusals, I finally decided to see what it

Was all about. Luckily, I came across a rare copy of the film "VESNA".

It was an indescribable experience.

"THE FlRST YUGOSLAV PORNO FlLM" - "Vesna"

Where were my eyes, where was l looking, where have you been.

Hey girl, in the mini-skirt, I'll be waiting down the street

for you to come, on your own, don't bring you boyfriend.

Vesna, what is it? What happened?

The domestic production was of such a size, that I saw all the

films in one night.

Besides the imaginative titles and brilliantly-idiotic lines

and plots, little else is worth mentioning.

An almost suicidal thought took over my mind.

If I manage to make the first quality porno film,

I could rule the local porno- market, which isn't negligible.

I'll make good film and take it abroad.

I will suggest to Sena That she play for me.

Then I'll be close to Sena again.

I realized it would be good to get to know the foreign and

Iocal productions before l started such an assignment.

I gathered the crew. - Guys, I've been thinking.

How about doing a documentary film on domestic pornography?

The crew was organized. The first person I had to look up

was the famous Slobodan Stankovic, the only domestic

porno magnate, the editor of "Striptease" magazine,

author of the majority of domestic porno films.

Hello. - Hello.

With whom does the devil have the pleasure?

With Slavica Veselinovic from Bajmok.

Slavica, how is it in Bajmok? Is Bajmok a conservative

or emancipated little town? -It's an old-fashioned village.

But that didn't stop you from getting in front of the camera?

No, I was honored to stand before such a nice camera.

He has a monopoly on all actors and actresses.

He acts like they are his personal property.

He was my only ticket into that world.

How did you get started in this business?

It's interesting, and even slightly boring for me,

that everybody calls, wanting to talk about that genre,

about the filming of porno and erotic films. For 1 7 years,

I have been filming everything that interests and inspires me

as a filmmaker: rock concerts, political events, fashion shows

and nature. For the past two years, my favorite model has

been my two year old son Aleksa. I have some 25.000

photos and plenty of films. I like to shoot children because

they are natural. They do not pretend in front of the camera.

But human curiosity is focused on sex, which I think is

normal. Here I am, talking about sex for the millionth

time, instead of about rock concerts and political events.

A great wish of mine is to go to Japan and shoot Zen

monasteries. When I mention that, nobody asks me further

about it, they say - let's get back to the subject of sex.

Ok, let's get back to the subject of sex.

PORNO GUERlLLA

Let me explain what we'll be shooting today. The idea is:

a kind of porno-guerilla traveling through Serbia,

fighting conservative people, braking sexual taboos.

We hope for success in our sexual revolution.

It will spread through the woods and towns of Serbia.

Our revolution will use all means to reach its goal.

As revolutionaries say, the goal justifies the means.

It all may seem like a joke, but I hope the effects will be

very useful to society. Are you ready?

So began my long friendship with the members of Stankovic's

porno-guerilla. I entered a world that had always been

nearby, but I hadn't noticed it. Not all the guerrilla were

available. For instance, Mila refused to cooperate because

she concealed from her brother what she did for a living.

Those who accepted were more- or-less open. There were,

of course, difficulties. Their common excuse for withholding

information was their environment.

In any case, I decided to get to know them.

I thought I could use some of them in my film debut.

That's right. Not behind, to the side. Like that.

Dino was the first member of porno-guerilla I got to know.

He was one of the few who were clear about who they were and

what they did. Like a true professional,

he worked on improving himself every day.

Dino

But, that is where his troubles began. His family would not

accept it. Dino was seriously considering moving out.

Ivan, listen. I've decided today is my last day.

I'm quitting. - Why?

I've been working both as a porno actor and a barman,

and I've decided to focus on the porno business.

What will you do? - I have to.

It was nice working with you. - Me too, but the business

calls me. -So long, and good luck to you.

WHO THE FUCK GOES?

The fucking 65-bus runs once in a hundred years, and I'm in a

hurry. I'll have to hitchhike.

Can you give me a lift?

A lift? Screw you, walking is good for you.

Hey stop, give him a lift! Go back.

- Drive, buddy.

What a great gang!

- The hitchhiker sure can fuck!

Hey hitchhikers, I leave you alone for 5 minutes, and you

have an orgy in my van! Out, all of you!

Hey buddy, what about our stuff? Our stuff!

Fuck you! Catch a ride with someone else!

Written and directed by Slobodan Stankovic

What was your motivation?

I've wanted to do it since I was a teenager.

So, you were already watching porno films as a teenager?

Of course.

Was it a bumpy road to reaching your life's wish?

Yes, I'd say it was.

How did you become a porno actor, and how does your

family feel about your choice of profession?

I became an actor by recommendation.

Some friends of mine knew Mr. Stankovic and that's how I got in.

My environment has reacted relatively well.

I am accepted. I am highly respected.

You know, I arouse curiosity where ever I appear.

To be honest, my family doesn't approve.

But in the end they have to accept it.

How old are you Dino?

I turn twenty four tomorrow.

Did I tell you I'm going to Hungary tomorrow?

Really? - Yeah man, I'm making a

film with high quality chicks, and real production.

It will be the crown of my career so far.

Who are you going with? What's the deal? Is it locals?

With Stankovic and another producer, who's in Hungary.

So it's Europe, here we come? - Some deal. Europe calls!

Great, great. How long are you going for?

A couple of days probably. - lt'll be good.

As long as there's work.

I love life - do you? Protect yourself and others. Stop AlDS.

You have a lot to worry about? I see you're nervous.

There are always doubts, but l hope I'll cast them away now.

- Dino!

I passed the AlDS test. Now l can relax and continue my

preparations for the trip to Budapest. I'll blow them away.

I'll show them who Dino is. They'll be calling back a lot.

It's important that I don't get scared.

I have to think of it as just a regular shoot.

If I make it now, I can say goodbye to shitty Serbia.

I won't be making any more films here.

I'll move to Hungary! I've got to be in good shape!

I've got to be in good shape!

I have to brush up on the curriculum before tomorrow.

I'll watch all my idols: Rocco, Christoff, Clark.

This is a regular ritual of yours?

Yes, most of the time. I have to keep up-to-date.

It's my profession. Vlada, bring me something by Rocco!

Just a second.

Tension before the shoot in Budapest.

Purely psychological. -Here you go.

Thanks.

Dino comes here often to watch. He doesn't have the facilities

at home. This is his basic traning and preparation.

I have to go pack now. My bus leaves in an hour.

And I'm meeting Boban, you know. We're going to Budapest.

Do they know what you do? Where are your places?

I keep that to the side. I won't let them get at me.

In a word, I don't care about their opinion. I am my own man.

So, it doesn't really matter if they agree or not?

I wish you luck and success with the making of the first.

Thanks, I'll do my best, as always.

Just five more hours and I'll be there. I can't wait for

the action. Nothing will stop me when the shoot starts.

I can't go wrong. They don't know about my secret technique.

I know how to hold back at the toughest moments and not come.

I rule at that! Like all great actors.

Even Tracy Lords wouldn't be able to break me.

Just five more hours, just a little longer.

You don't know Serbian, I don't know Hungarian,

but we both know sex! - Sex, I know, I know.

Get up. What a chick! Look at her tits.

We'll see if you understand. Tame him honey. That's right.

"Solely Sex Saves Serbia" (on shirt)

Hello. - Welcome. - Thanks.

The great Yugoslav, or Serbian, porn star returns home.

Believe me, it was hard to leave Budapest,

but I made a great step in my career.

Hungarian women are great, trust me. The way they look,

the way they smell, their approach.

How are they compared to our porno actresses?

Compared to ours? Far above them, in general.

I did a film with a girl who looks classy.

She has worked with my idol, the famous Rocco Siffredi.

Yes, the rest of the crew is.

Good evening, welcome! - Thank you, we come.

How was it?

We come from our successful tour of Budapest.

The girls fulfilled our expectations, and I must hurry

home. I won't be able to rest before I have seen

on the computer what we have done in the last three days.

Are there any previews we could see now, right here?

There is some stuff in the camera that we shot today.

Let me first see what's here.

Technically, there is a part of Dino that has already entered

the European Community, and it is the part between his legs.

I am tired of the bullshit in Serbia. In brief, everybody

wants to fuck, but not be fucked. Well, they can't.

See what she's doing with her lovely breasts.

Don't, I'm embarrassed. I mean, I am reacting.

Our star is embarrassed.

Only those who are serious and who really want to work,

can survive in this business. Nothing is made overnight.

Results come only with time.

Concerning information about Sena, Stankovic was not of much

help. Even though he had been the one to introduce her to the

business. She had cut all ties to the sludge of her homeland.

Occasionally I visited the striptease bars she had worked

in, hoping for news of Sena. Her colleagues knew nothing

but one night, I found out from a pimp that Sena was returning

to Serbia in a month. She was with her fianc�e, a Serbian

ex-cop who had taken her there. They were coming back to sell

his apartment in Zrenjanin. I found out that they were going

to stay several months. I went on researching local facts,

impatiently awaiting her return. I spent some more time

at the "Climax" erotic video club that Dino frequented.

I was interested in the customers' tastes.

Here you are. - What do you all watch most?

Usually those with a higher status, like doctors,

professors, bankers. are very perverse. People working

in the police and such, they watch SM, you know?

Medical workers have a fetish, or maybe it's the profession -

they like the uniformed stuff, rubber, leather. People here

are a bit spoiled - they underestimate domestic

production. They're used to the high class American and

European productions.

When a local film appears, they're skeptical.

I also met the owner of "Climax". He is a man who

signed his first, most celebrated porn film called

"Fill My Mouth", as X-man, his directing pseudonym.

Stankovic was his consultant on the set of his first-born.

Domestic pornography cannot be imagined without him it seems.

I asked him what he considered to be the greatest problem

with Serbian porno films.

Just the girls. The problem of false morals. They put on a

mask and shoot the films for ridiculous pay. They could be

getting descent money, for local circumstances.

ClimaX presents Director: X-man

"Fill My Mouth"

There's a new trend of shooting with one camera, in motion.

You carry the camera and follow the movements of the guy and

girl. Lots of close-ups. If they could get the camera

inside the girl, that would be great.

As far as people's reactions are concerned, they're

thrilled. Borders are being moved in our local pornography

with this hard-core stuff.

But the financial aspect is totally unsatisfactory.

The next porno-guerilla I spent time with was Djurica. He was,

Iike Dino, one of the few who did not hide what he did.

Unlike Dino, his family accepted him as he was,

everyone except his mother who hadn't come to terms with

his choices until her death.

Djurica

The favorite: Djurica "The traffic light separation"

"The traffic light separated us -

you left on the green light,

I was left on the red light."

I am Djurica Stankov. I've been living in Belgrade for 8 years.

I do various odd jobs. I work for an escort service,

on a hotline, and I make films.

A year ago a woman started calling me regularly at work.

She refuses to talk about sex. We have become close.

What can I find out about you? Tell me why you like that song?

It's a secret. Aha. So, I am your prince?

Why does a woman call in? She has some kind of problem.

She thinks probably if she solves somebody else's problem,

she'll solve her own. Maybe she likes the way somebody sounds

on the phone, maybe she has lost someone dear to her.

You're saying she's in love with me?

I think she's in love, maybe.

Yeah, like, we're not talking about sex. but she's in love.

She must be in love with you.

The other option is that she wants to help all of us,

in a sense, and put us back on the right track.

I don't like to go back to Vrsac. But something draws me.

I am living a different life now. I want to be far from

that town because it carries bad memories.

But I can't forget it. So l keep returning.

Good evening. - Good evening.

Djurica is our favorite in the audition. Zorica, you were

one of the judges, what are your impressions?

I remember, during the first show with the hidden camera,

there were some complaints. But here is Djurica now,

he has become real star.

Right! - A great star, and our favorite. I will, we all will,

do everything we can to help him succeed.

He is so nice and sweet, and very dear.

Now briefly: Djurica, how long have you been singing?

Since 1 989. -You are currently unemployed?

Yes I am, and I'm looking for a job right now.

There, so shall we hear it? - Zorica, it's a hit!

Yes it is. And not our songs "Handkerchief" and "Nana".

"You Lived In the Circus" is a true hit!

The old gypsy woman raised you, not knowing who you were,

She raised you like a rose. You lived in the circus,

everybody loved you.

Cassandra, the sun always shined on you.

My first job was totally normal, I was a bus conductor.

Soon, there was an advertisement in "Pan erotica"

for male and female models for porno photo shoots.

I called and went to the audition, and I passed.

This is Vrsac, my hometown. I went to school here.

Some of the best moments of my life happened here.

I got married here too. I left Vrsac due to a family tragedy.

My mother died around that time. I was married for three

Years and I had a one-year-old son, who died soon after my

mother. So, I decided to leave this town, I felt that there

was nothing keeping me here. I have some family that I visit.

This is a closed environment, and my work is hard to accept.

I am fighting with myself, and everyone, to make a living.

Step back there. Let's move there.

Jingle Balls, Jingle Balls

For two good little boys, l brought one hot chick

who wants a good fucking.

Did you see what Santa brought us? - Pussy.

I am allergic to pussy!

Don't children, I am an old man.

Santa, have you heard that carrol: Jingle balls,.

.jingle balls!

Written and directed by Slobodan Stankovic

This is my granny.

They're making a documentary about me

and some others, who do an odd job, under the circumstances.

How did you react when you heard what he did?

It was awkward in the beginning, when I heard from

his mother, before she died. But when we learned that it is

rather common, in the world, people like my grandson.

What do you think of your grandson?

I think he is a good boy, he has a good soul.

He would help anyone, I know that much.

You say you're sorry he left town?

That the only problem, that he's not here. I can't go visit

him, he seldom visits. But what he does, that's fine.

I don't mind, I can't forbid it, I've never said anything.

I would like him to be married, have children and his own home.

I am fighting to survive. Besides doing this work,

I sang in restaurants, at weddings, wherever I could.

It takes balls, because people get drunk at such celebrations,

and anything can happen.

I was nervous at first, before it was revealed, when my mother

was still alive. I had done some photos first,

not with a girl, but with another guy.

So the first thing she discovered was my bisexuality.

I was pretty nervous then. My mother cried, she asked why,

what was wrong with me. Looking back, it's almost funny. But

all I could tell her back then was, like: "A hole is a hole".

We're not from around here.

You hold the camera, so I can say hello. Hello to.

Come on, say hello. - Shoot us, up and down.

My ex-wife lived here until recently. She's remarried now.

She married a colleague of mine, an accordion player.

As chance would have it, l introduced them. We hung out

together, before they got married, before we separated.

This is my aunt. I've been staying with her for the past

few years, whenever I visited. This is my uncle, he repairs

cars, with his apprentice. This is my godmother.

Dragan, what do you think of Djurica?

Djurica? He's a good man, he lives his life.

I think all the best. Mother or aunt - it amounts to the same.

Speak up, you can criticize me as much as you like.

How's that?

You can criticize, say all that you're thinking.

No, why? What's wrong with him? He needs just a bit of brains.

He's missing that, huh?

Yes, he's missing some brains. I'd buy him some if I could.

How did you react When you found out?

I'm a woman for all times, what can I say?

Ask him if he's seen any of my films. I'm sure he has.

Have you seen any?

I haven't. - You haven't.

And you, have you seen any? - No.

You haven't wanted to, or you haven't had the chance?

I haven't wanted to. We are modern folks. There's plenty of

that abroad. We don't really get it, but what can you do?

How did other react to it? Did you mind? Did you forbid him?

I'll tell you, people are odd, they act all fine, like it

doesn't exist. It's like that all over the world.

But he's the only one who can decide what he'll do in life.

As far as pornography is concerned, I'd prefer not to do

it any more, but one must make a living. I am subletting here,

I have to pay rent.

You get nothing out of pornography,

no insurance. I could work for 50 years, and when I stop

getting erections, I can retire, totally broke.

ATTENTlON! Works on the roof!

You don't know? Is it the music? What's the problem?

You sound like you're crying. Now Vesna, don't cry.

The deeper I sank into the world of pornography,

the more Sena haunted me. I traveled to Zrenjanin.

I heard she and her fianc�e had finally arrived. I went to the

apartment they were selling.

I missed her, they had stayed in

Zrenjanin very briefly. I wondered where she had gone.

I concluded that she must have gone back to Hungary.

I wondered if she'd be coming back again. But why should she?

She'd have to be crazy. I would have to go to her.

But first I had to make my porn film.

I proceeded with my road movie through Serbia. I realized more

and more that my attacks on domestic porno films were

unfounded. The makers had to make do.

It's not like other industries around here functioned better.

Did domestic films look any better? People did their best,

under the circumstances. These were mainly the products of

small, family owned businesses. It all came down to

personal initiative, there was no broader program.

I wanted to meet the directors that lived outside of Belgrade,

I assumed they faced more problems that Stankovic did.

There were two I had heard about: Peca and Vlada Ljiljak.

Peca is from Zrenjanin. He opened one of the first

"erotekas" in the country, back in the eighties.

He has made several films. I met him in the Cultural Center

in Zrenjanin, where he was secretly finishing his new

film: "A Belgrade Bus Ride", a tribute to his favorite film.

You can only make a good amateur film here. That is what

most people here are doing.

Zrenjanin used to be a wealthy city. When you consider the

population and industry. we go left here.

It was one of the most industrialized cities in the

former Yugoslavia. Now nothing is being done here,

factories are closing down, there is less and less money.

When there is less money, more people want to make films.

Peca films

Import & distribution of films & eroteka

This year, there have been no other new films, besides mine.

People are giving up, and if the trend continues,

there will be no more domestic films. There's no money man.

And it doesn't work without money. A buddy and I can write

a script in half an hour. It's more like a work schedule.

There's no dialogues, we tell the actors what it's about.

No.

You think you can escape? You don't know who's after you.

Tell me, I heard or read in the papers about the case of a

private film going around Zrenjanin.

Yes, a TV presenter, right? - That's what I meant.

That was interesting. It was their private home-video.

It was her boyfriend who let it get out. Soon, everybody in

town had seen it. It was really quite interesting.

So everybody saw their favorite TV presenter?

Yes, their favorite presenter, in her favorite position.

Well, she is our Pamela. - Yeah, the "Serbian Pamela".

How did the video get out, anyway?

I don't know, the story goes that. turn right here.

that she argued with her boyfriend and he wanted to hurt

her, so he let their home video get out.

Maybe she did it herself, for the publicity. go straight.

Now everybody knows about Maja from Zrenjanin, right?

Yeah, yeah.

I had the most trouble with the actresses.

They wouldn't take part in the documentary.

They feared the reactions of their environment the most.

Only Erzika agreed to. She was at an advantage,

because her husband is also in the business.

Erzika

Erzika, hello. The crew is finally on the road.

I'll let you explain to the driver how to get there.

Hello?

I see you don't get to shoots on your own.

I can cover most shoots on my own, but sometimes I bring

along an assistant. Today l have a colleague here, who can

jump in if there is any trouble with the actor, if he fails.

Of course, my assistant will get paid for it.

I'm sure he won't be bored today.

It's better than filming boring stuff, like politicians.

My photos have been published in every paper, every one.

When I was in Singapore and Bali, on assignment with three

models, my most memorable moment was my encounter with a

Buddhist monk from Thailand. I was fascinated by the inner

peace the man had. If you ask me what the highlight of the

two weeks with beautiful girls was, I'd say it was meeting the

Buddhist monk. I asked where his monastery was, and he said

in Thailand. When I go there, l know a lot of my shooting will

be covering those Buddhist monasteries.

So, you are fascinated by eastern religion?

Yes, in fact, I am most interested in Zen Buddhism.

It is extremely practical and spiritual. I respect all other

religions, but none of them have the strength I felt in

Zen Buddhism.

The actress asks us: We're waiting here, best regards.

.are we doing anal sex as well?

See? That's what I call a professional amateur.

Hi there. - Hello, how are you?

Wow, you've done up your hair.

I went to a wedding, I told you perhaps, last month?

No, thanks. Shall we set up here? - Sure, come on in.

I thought we would get here much faster.

But we took a sightseeing detour instead.

Would you like some coffee or juice?

Erzika is interesting, because she is very honest, there's no

bullshit. A lot of girls have some kind of philosophy,

bullshitting all the time. This woman speaks openly. Look, for

this money, in some places you have to work for a month.

I mean, dragging a hoe all day, in the sun, from 6 am to 3 pm.

No, no you mustn't feel guilty about it.

Not that.

You're not stealing, killing, so, your conscience is clear.

As the Bible says, let he who is without sin, cast the first

stone. And everyone likes sex. They just pretend otherwise.

That's true. - Fools.

Shall we shoot now? - Sure!

Let's see, how shall we make it interesting for the viewers?

I would like to take advantage of the authentic surroundings.

It could look like a kind of documentary film.

We'll edit it all nicely later. I like that it's powerful, raw.

Goran, since it is your first time on camera and this is

a bit more serious that the stuff you have done,

I'd like you to look at some films while we prepare.

What you see in theory, you can do for me in practice, ok?

Ok. - Ok, let's take a look.

Look Goran, see how the man is penetrating. He has positioned

himself so that he is not in the camera's way.

Erzika already knows this stuff: the hair must not hide

the face, you should breathe harder, and moan, it turns the

viewers on. See how they have chosen a position where

everything is visible. Please remember this position, we will

do that one here, on the bed, beneath the stag and doe.

I suggest we go from theory to practice now.

Do you want me to explain to you where you'll be?

The scene is a simple one: you're hanging up the washing,

singing softly, the happy wife. You're husband is even happier

when he sees you. You wiggle a bit, he comes out to help you,

the foreplay begins here, in the yard.

Then you suggest to him that you continue with the harder

stuff in the privacy of your bedroom.

So it's three seconds, but don't squeeze them into one.

That's 1.2.3. - I know. I've learnt that already.

I am Erzika Petrovic, married. I have five children.

Two daughters and three sons. Josef here, who is seventeen,

didn't want to finish school. He can tell you why not.

I flunked twice, and then I stopped going.

I had started a new school year, went for a few days,

and then I didn't want to continue.

They asked him to write an official letter, requesting.

Little Lazar is from my third marriage, he goes to school.

Tell us, what grade are you in? - Second grade.

He's starting second. You like to study, right?

Well, a little bit. - And to write? - No.

Why? - Because.

Why not? - Because we have to write in cursive letters.

Goran is my husband. We met in Jagodina. I was living there.

That's where we met. We've been married for ten years.

We get along well, what else can I say?

Come on children, let's go!

Come here hubby, you make me so horny.

Here I come, and I'm going to fuck you now.

Hollywood!

Here we go, when you come in, you go to that bed.

You know what we'll do? The golden rule is:

First he goes down on you, and then you give him a blow job.

That way, he won't lose his erection.

He'll take your clothes off, groping you wildly.

And talk to her! "Do you like this, wife?"

"Do you like it when I fuck you?"

That's the way. Here we go. Great, great.

Hey, you're casting a shadow, get out of there! Let's go!

Wife, do you like it when I fuck you?

I sure do! - Is this nice? - Yes.

Serbia as far as the village of Debeljaca

OK. Cut! Now we'll turn the light of and leave you alone

for a bit. Let's see if that can help you get an erection.

Never mind, just concentrate. It's no big deal.

Sometimes things don't go quite as we had planned.

The man might fail to get an erection. I knew this would

happen. A sex scene can never work with a husband and wife.

Sadly, our women haven't been taught by their mothers and

grandmothers that a man is a very simple beast to maintain.

Like cattle. You give him food and fuck, and you can do what

you like with him. But nobody teaches our girls that.

So everyone is frustrated. I've never seen so many half-naked

girls as there are in the streets of Belgrade,

and so little sex. It's all empty flirting,

and the men are definitely frustrated.

Let's go inside and see if.

Ok, ok. We did one scene, let's go on. You were great.

Take a little brake. You did good.

Really, as far as I know, my children don't know what we do.

Well, my daughter who lives in Jagodina, the younger one,

she might know. My picture came out in "Pan erotica" and

somebody showed it to her. She said, whatever she may do,

she is my mother, so what? I think we really should be more

understanding and accept that it's better than people going

and stealing, cheating. This is good money, if only there were

more films being made. But hopefully that will come, too.

What a "trash" atmosphere. Kusturica would envy me!

You seek out this kind of atmosphere, or.?

No, I take it with a certain sense of humor.

I've done shoots in beautiful villas, by swimming pools.

Who do you think were the most important Serbs, historically?

Historically, those would be the Serbs that form the

foundation of my values:

The Emperor Dusan, Milos Obilic, Karadjordje,

Milos Obrenovic, Zivojin Misic, Stepa Stepanovic, Vlade Divac.

And above all, Nikola Tesla, perhaps the greatest man ever,

in all of humanity. He was a great player.

If it's not working, we'll make some kind of compromise.

Gentlemen, what'll it be? What will we do?

I don't know. What can we do?

Let make some kind of deal. We can get some scenes out of this

that we can edit at the studio. I'll tell you a secret:

I man can never do a good porn scene with his own wife.

Do you know why? Because a man's most important organ is

his brain; you fuck her every day. that's just it.

You are tired of the daily life with that person. It's normal.

Yes. That's it. What can we do now?

My assistant will help out with the shooting, by lending us a

part of his body. I hope your husband won't be jealous.

Of course not. - That's what I like to hear!

So, you'll be banging, and we'll just shoot that part.

First you go down on him then you put on the condom, here.

Fine. - Put down the camera, and strip. We'll shoot you from

the waist down. - Ok. - It's agreed.

Just a bit more and we're done. So you give him a blow job.

Here's a good frame, I got the stag in. The stag is the star.

And now you say: "Now, fuck me hard! "

We decided to move here two years ago. We were paying a lot

for rent in Jagodina. Here, we have the house and the garden

for 600 dinars a month. Life is easier here in the country,

there is seasonal work, more than in the city.

We can grow some food in the garden, or raise some animals.

It's different than when we have to buy everything.

And when there is a film, I can put money aside, or buy

something for the house. A 300 liter freezer, or a color TV.

I can buy something for the children, a better life.

Just act normal. Now put it underneath, like this.

Look kids: with an even account, you'll have long love.

Darling, I have to go to a shoot, to make more money.

Ok,dear, have a nice trip.

Please gather the laundry honey, if it's no trouble.

Ok. I have a hard-working wife. She fills up the budget.

It looks like most of the work in the pornography industry

goes on in Belgrade and North.

I also visited Novi Sad. I was met by Vlada Ljiljak, better

known as "Van Lilak", who has directed about a dozen films.

I found out he was a cop in the early 90s. Many actors had told

me that he was the most decent guy in the business.

He would pay actors, even if the shoot failed.

Guys like that have a hard time surviving.

As far as Novi Sad is concerned, they look kindly on

this. I am representing the city, just as Stankovic

represents Belgrade. Other than trouble with my family, I had

no problems in the street, with my buddies, colleagues.

So they supported you?

Well, not really supported, they understood, I guess.

Were you criticized? Did people stop you and say so-and-so.

Nobody. Not even my wife and daughters were bothered.

What I liked most about the porno films was the amateur

feeling, the natural feeling. What they'd call "As it is".

No erection? Then no erection. As long as you shoot it all.

And you make a film that will get the viewer horny, but

afterwards he'll also say: That was a good film of his.

That was the point for me. I searched for a style of my own.

Sex, the Rural Way

What's going on here? What's all this fucking around?

And nobody invited me? I'll have to set things straight.

Fuck you man, you interrupted me.

Hey, don't get angry, what's this?

I've had enough. You've had enough and now you're leaving?

You could stay, I don't mind. - I'll keep her company.

I heard from Stankovic that Sena was still in Serbia.

She wanted to do another film with him, before she finally

Ieft this market. The news seemed unbelievable. But

afterwards I realized that it was her way of saying goodbye

to her local career, to the peasants, and to give them

something to jerk off to at night.

Simeon Dazdea was the last one of the porno guerilla I was to

spend time with.

Stankovic had given him the pseudonym "porno-peasant".

A pure-bread Romanian, but a Serb in the heart. A legend in

his village. A tireless and endless fucker - that was to be

the introduction at his live show with Hungarian mares,

in Budapest.

How about a question?

Sure, what? -Do you know Simeon?

Of course, he's our neighbor.

Yes, your neighbor, do you know any of his film work?

Just. just the erotic stuff.

Just the erotic stuff. And what do you think about what you saw

Was he any good?

All the best to you! So long!

Do you know your fellow citizen, Simeon?

Ah, we thought you were going to film him.

Of course we know him, he often shops here.

Do you know what else he does, besides building?

Yes. The man works.

Do you like to see that other stuff he works on, or not?

Well... - How do people react to him generally?

Well, they don't.

Don't film me, please. He's a good boy, works for a living.

Have you heard of Simeon Dazdea, the actor?

Of course, he's famous around here.

The village mascot, huh? -Well, I don't know.

Have you seen any of his stuff?

No, nothing. I've seen the magazines, that's interesting

And? What do you have to say? - Nothing. No comment!

Hi Simeon, come on in. - Hello.

You're all bandaged up. Who did this to you?

A guy from my village, a maniac. - A maniac?

Yes. - Tell me how it happened.

Well, a guy attacked me. - A maniac? - Yes.

Why would anyone attack you? You're a good boy.

He was drunk there had been a wedding. When he came back from

the wedding, I was at the pizzeria. He came over to me.

He took my lighter, he took it. I asked him to give it back.

He said: What? I said: Give me my lighter.

And he came over and hit me.

Was he jealous because you're in this business? - Well, yeah.

Can it be that the people in your environment, where you

Iive and work, are jealous of you because of what you do?

Many of them are jealous.

Simeon, if you lived in Hungary or Germany, they would be

coming up to ask for your autograph, not to beat you up.

Yes, I've heard that they're very polite over there.

You should move Simeon, there's no future for you here!

I am thinking of leaving. Going away, anywhere but here.

Stick a blade of grass between your teeth, kind of carelessly.

Quick! Find something. Yeah, that's the look.

Erzika, you go there, quick! Simeon, you'll be over here,

strolling leisurely. Hey, where are you going? Not so far dear!

Go! Simeon, you are passing by when she picks the flower, and

you say: Madam, don't pick flowers here at this bend,

you might get hit by something.

Hey, it dangerous to pick flowers at this bend.

So where should I pick them? - I'll show you.

Let me smell the flower you picked at the bend in the road.

And what can l. what are you offering me to smell?

No good, repeat it!

Let me smell the flower you picked at the bend.

And what can I smell? - Here comes a whole bouquet.

How did I get into the porno business? Well, I have been

buying porno magazines for a long time. They were

interesting. I always bought them, every one, even back when

they were forbidden. I thought it was interesting how they got

in front of the camera for the shooting. I sent in a coupon

from "Striptease", a game by Stankovic, and he drew my name,

and called me in for the shoot.

Have you heard of your fellow- citizen, Simeon Dazdea, actor?

The actor? Yes!

He's good!

Simeon is a nice, regular guy. He was a "Red Star" supporter.

He walked, for years. But I see he is doing well with acting.

I don't know if he was made out for that, but I see he's doing

well. I think he will be the star of Southern Banat.

He's told us about it, showed us pictures. We know he does.

Yeh, I read in. that he adores Rocco Siffredi and.

I'd like to be an actor too, but I don't know how.

He's a nice guy, I hope he'll want to give us loans,

because we really are in a crisis.

Come over here, I'll show you how to fuck, the rural way.

I was in Sibenik in 1 991, doing my military service. The Croats

attacked our barracks and wanted us to surrender.

We didn't surrender, we fought till the end.

God himself delivered us from those barracks.

I voted for the Radical Party, they are the only party here.

I don't like politics, I don't get involved. I know my duty,

it is to defend my country. Politics are not for me.

My duty is to defend my beloved country, and my beloved Serbs.

Serbia, Serbia! Never Yugoslavia!

See here. Now you're going to get up and run, naked,

as though he is chasing you across the field.

And say: "Oh dear, what are you doing, I'm going to run away."

Run, but not like your afraid, run like you're teasing him.

Then you both run around naked.

Oh my, I'm going to run from you, through the field.

I've had several girlfriends. My longest relationship was

With a girl from Timisoara, we were together for three years.

After that, I met a girl from Bosnia.

Well, we met this year, in March. We were together until

recently. Then she heard about the porno film I had made,

and wanted nothing more to do with me.

What can you tell us about Simeon?

The porno actor? He's a better actor than he is a builder.

Besides films, have you seen what he has done for magazines?

Yes, I have. - Yes? How many have you seen? A couple?

One issue. He didn't want to brag with any more than that.

No more? - We're waiting to see the film, but.

Well, you can see this one that is being shot now.

Hi. - How are you doing, Sima? - I'm making a porno film.

How did it go?

It was good. She was good.

What are those magazines?

They're from Slobodan Stankovic.

He sent them for You to look at.

Let's take a look.

Are you in them?

No.

The poem that I'll read to you was written by my neighbor

Trajan, known as Stojan. He is letting me read this to you,

because he is too embarrassed. The poem is called "Simeon":

Simeon, the pride of Lokve, you great Serb, women love you,

all the village celebrates you. Tireless, you work the land,

at home at night, you work the Ma'am.

Porno-peasant is what they call you,

the porno field out there awaits you.

Dig it, sow it, fertilize it, may you have a healthy crop.

May all the world see the Serbian peasant hard at work.

I had only to visit the fair in Budapest now.

For our porno filmmakers, it is the Promised Land.

It is the dream they dream throughout the year, and then

they wake up in September for those three days of the event.

Then they go back to Serbia and continue dreaming until the

following September.

There, I met Stankovic, Dino, X-man and

Vladan from "Climax", the Huper couple who own "Hexor",

the largest distributing company in Serbia, etc.

I had never seen them so happy before. They were here,

hoping to make some new good deals.

Of course, so far they had never succeeded in that.

Dino was again blown off for the Live Sex stage.

Such a performance would have been a big step in his career.

He will have to try again next year.

The time finally came for me to make my first porno film.

Stankovic put me in touch with Sena. We agreed that he would

bring her, and act as my expert consultant during the shoot.

Hi. - Hello.

Sena was happy to see me. She was in a good mood during the

shoot. But I sensed it was only her professional mask.

She kept the mask on, even though she had no reason to

any more. She had no more business in Serbia.

You will be naked. - I know that, you needn't tell me that.

You'll stand there, when I say "Action! " you move over there.

Wait. Ok, say it. - Let's try it. Action!

Here, is that enough? - Yes, yes.

I have to admit that after all the things I went through,

in the Serbian sex underground, my former ambitions to make a

high standard film, had wavered along the way.

With time, my goal had changed. I didn't want to escape the

domestic aesthetics, I wanted to use it and deepen it.

My motives were probably masochistic, what could I do?

I had fallen in love with the world I had entered.

I had become a part of it.

A good looking couple, well matched.

I need one like that, to grab my tits.

Action! Go.

Stop!

Sena stayed very shortly after the shoot. She was in a hurry,

so I saw her to the station. Along the way, I tried to talk

to her about the old times. I quickly realized that she was

Iost forever. The story was over.

She was traveling into her fianc�es embrace.

As a guerilla, you must have weapons.

Dino, give the weapons to your war comrades.

Sure. - Look, a storm, a tempest.

Fuck, what a caliber! One for you. and one for you.

And here is one for you, since you're wounded.

He who doesn't watch porno, will have to face the storm!

My time with Stankovic and his porno-guerilla had ended.

Djurica is not in this shot.

After a few skirmishes with Stankovic, He had to leave the business.

Now he is trying to start his own hot-line agency

with a partner from Austria.

That's why he often travels abroad.

He plans to leave Serbia for good, soon.

The documentary was almost done.

I had no further news about the porno-guerilla, except that

Stankovic's old dream of making a film in the

Dominican Republic, had come true.

Sex and Fun in Dominicana

This is a game, a dance, oh la la!

On one occasion, Erzika sent me a text message:

Good day. I am sorry to bother you, do you know anyone who

needs actors? We need the money to buy wood for the winter.

Let me know if you hear of anything. Erzika.

The shooting of my first-born porno film dragged out.

I never finished it. I didn't have the strength.

I returned to my old life, watching porno films and

approaching them only theoretically.

The practice had turned out to be too harsh for me.

I never saw another domestic porno film again.

But I will never forget our porno guerilla.

The events left a lasting impression on me.

I think the feeling that l still belong to that world

will remain with we for a long time.