Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- whimsical
- sentimental
- witty
- themed european cinema night
- whimsical fantasy night
What critics said
Critics broadly admired the film’s lavish magical visual style, costumes, cinematography, and cast while finding its screenplay and dramaturgy uneven or incoherent.
What sets it apart
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The film presents its adult story through a cheerful, stylized fairy-tale register with conspicuous production design.
With no men left in their Serbian village, Ognjenka and Mala Boginja undertake a mission to restore life to the community.
The sisters’ central quest is to kidnap men from the city and bring them back to revive their village.
The reception repeatedly highlights the film’s magical look, glamorous makeup, costume design, cinematography, and production plenitude.
Films like Tears for Sale, and why
Amélie
whimsical magical realism, eccentric female protagonist, romantic adventure, and ornate visual design
The City of Lost Children
female-centered fantasy, heightened production design, playful surrealism, and bittersweet emotionality
The Devil's Backbone
stylized period fantasy, darkly comic village folklore, and women resisting a violent social order
Movie Details
- Director
- Uroš Stojanović
- Release Date
- 2008-01-30
- Runtime
- 86 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (19)
Cast
- Sonja Kolačarić
- Katarina Radivojević
- Nenad Jezdić
- Stefan Kapičić
- Nada Šargin
- Olivera Katarina
- Jovana Stipić
- Danica Maksimović
- Radmila Tomović
- Danijela Vranješ
Common questions
- What is Tears for Sale about?
- Two sisters leave a war-scarred Serbian village to kidnap men from the dazzling city and revive their women-only community through a flamboyant fairy-tale adventure.
- What is Tears for Sale like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Tears for Sale as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Tears for Sale violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Tears for Sale as moderate.
- What did critics think of Tears for Sale?
- Critics broadly admired the film’s lavish magical visual style, costumes, cinematography, and cast while finding its screenplay and dramaturgy uneven or incoherent.
- Which films are like Tears for Sale?
- Films with a similar feel include Amélie, The City of Lost Children, and The Devil's Backbone.
- How long is Tears for Sale?
- Tears for Sale runs 86 minutes.
