Women's rights in Serbian cinema after 2000

Abstract

A preoccupation with urban life and culture is present in most films by the young directors of the so‐called ‘Belgrade school’. In this study it is argued that the majority of Serbian films after 2000 show a tendency towards re‐traditionalization and the re‐establishment of patriarchal values in terms of male–female gender roles and women's rights. This can be traced not only in popular comedies and historical dramas, but also in contemporary urban cinema.