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The sequel, ''[[The Weight of Chains 2]]'', was released on November 20, 2014,<ref>[http://www.montecasino.co.za/whatson/Events/Pages/Serbian_Film_Festival.aspx The Serbian Film festival at Montecasino]</ref> while the last part of the trilogy, ''[[The Weight of Chains 3]]'', was released on September 28, 2019.<ref>[https://rs-lat.sputniknews.com/vesti/201909291120927064-odrzana-svetska-premijera-filma-tezina-lanaca-3-u-cikagu-video-boris-malagurski-novi-film-cikago-sputnjik-izjava/]</ref>

The film received largely mixed reviews, being criticized for its [[Serbian nationalist]] propaganda and misinterpretation of facts leading up to the Yugoslav Wars as well as unfounded claims of Western involvement in the conflicts.

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Tristan Miller, writing in the U.K.'s ''[[Socialist Standard]]'', wrote "the film’s flimsier claims and arguments can be explained as the work of a naïve but well-meaning patriot, but others cannot be so innocently excused" … "for all the effort he spends decrying the dishonest propagandising which fuelled the Yugoslavian implosion, he certainly has no qualms employing many of the same tricks when it suits his own agenda". Concluding, "he has a very low estimation of the intelligence of his audience".<ref name="Miller review"/>

Both Miller and Kilibarda were ~~however~~ sympathetic to the film's claim that 'Western' economic policies contributed to social instability in the buildup to the [[Yugoslav Wars]],<ref name="Miller review"/> Kilibarda also ~~noting~~ that "Western media often engaged in collective blame of the Serbs" in the mid-1990s.<ref name="Kilibarda"/>

Both Miller and Kilibarda were sympathetic to the film's claim that 'Western' economic policies contributed to social instability in the buildup to the [[Yugoslav Wars]].<ref name="Miller review"/> Kilibarda also saying that "Western media often engaged in collective blame of the Serbs" in the mid-1990s.<ref name="Kilibarda"/>

Lukáš Perný, writing in the [[Slovakia|Slovak]] ''Zem a Vek'' magazine, noted that the film presents information that helps the viewer to understand the interests behind the colonization of Yugoslavia, noting that Slovakia went through the "identical economic scenario, but without the use of force and military intervention, as [[Czechoslovakia]] was divided, although illegally (without a referendum), but without major unrest."{{Clarify|date=May 2017}}<ref name="Perný">{{cite web|url=http://zemavek.sk/articles/view/v-srbsku-protestuju-v-uliciach-tisice-ludi-proti-nato|title=In Serbia, thousands of people protest in the streets against NATO|last=Perný|first=Lukáš|date=25 March 2016|publisher=Zem a Vek|accessdate=23 August 2017}}</ref>

Serbian film critic Vladan Petković described the film as "pro-Serbian conspiracy theorist propaganda". According to Petković, "the film is promoted as having been made in [[Michael Moore]]'s style, but it totally lacks Moore’s characteristic qualities. Instead Malagurski interviews journalists, politicians, ex-ambassadors and historians, who all promote the same one-sided story of Serbia as a victim of ~~Western~~ capitalist imperialism".<ref name="nytid">{{cite news |last=Gjerstad |first=Nils |date=20 May 2011 |title=Med skulderen til veggen |url= |work=[[Ny Tid]] | pages= 48–49 |location= |access-date= }}</ref>

Serbian film critic Vladan Petković described the film as "pro-Serbian conspiracy theorist propaganda". According to Petković, "the film is promoted as having been made in [[Michael Moore]]'s style, but it totally lacks Moore’s characteristic qualities. Instead Malagurski interviews journalists, politicians, ex-ambassadors and historians, who all promote the same one-sided story of Serbia as a victim of western capitalist imperialism".<ref name="nytid">{{cite news |last=Gjerstad |first=Nils |date=20 May 2011 |title=Med skulderen til veggen |url= |work=[[Ny Tid]] | pages= 48–49 |location= |access-date= }}</ref>

Amir Telibećirović of Tačno.net, in his review of the film, described it as: "new model of indoctrination based on the philosophy of [[Slobodan Milošević]] and the [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts]], through beautified propaganda, lies and manipulation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tacno.net/kultura/simpaticni-fasizam-i-duhovite-lazi-borisa-malagurskog/|title=Simpatični fašizam i duhovite laži Borisa Malagurskog {{!}} Tacno.net|website=www.tacno.net|language=hr-HR|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>

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 The sequel, ''[[The Weight of Chains 2]]'', was released on November 20, 2014,<ref>[http://www.montecasino.co.za/whatson/Events/Pages/Serbian_Film_Festival.aspx The Serbian Film festival at Montecasino]</ref> while the last part of the trilogy, ''[[The Weight of Chains 3]]'', was released on September 28, 2019.<ref>[https://rs-lat.sputniknews.com/vesti/201909291120927064-odrzana-svetska-premijera-filma-tezina-lanaca-3-u-cikagu-video-boris-malagurski-novi-film-cikago-sputnjik-izjava/]</ref>
-The film received largely mixed reviews, being criticized for its [[Serbian nationalist]] propaganda and misinterpretation of facts leading up to the Yugoslav Wars as well as unfounded claims of Western involvement in the conflicts.
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 Tristan Miller, writing in the U.K.'s ''[[Socialist Standard]]'', wrote "the film’s flimsier claims and arguments can be explained as the work of a naïve but well-meaning patriot, but others cannot be so innocently excused" … "for all the effort he spends decrying the dishonest propagandising which fuelled the Yugoslavian implosion, he certainly has no qualms employing many of the same tricks when it suits his own agenda". Concluding, "he has a very low estimation of the intelligence of his audience".<ref name="Miller review"/>
-Both Miller and Kilibarda were however sympathetic to the film's claim that 'Western' economic policies contributed to social instability in the buildup to the [[Yugoslav Wars]],<ref name="Miller review"/> Kilibarda also noting that "Western media often engaged in collective blame of the Serbs" in the mid-1990s.<ref name="Kilibarda"/>
+Both Miller and Kilibarda were sympathetic to the film's claim that 'Western' economic policies contributed to social instability in the buildup to the [[Yugoslav Wars]].<ref name="Miller review"/> Kilibarda also saying that "Western media often engaged in collective blame of the Serbs" in the mid-1990s.<ref name="Kilibarda"/>
 Lukáš Perný, writing in the [[Slovakia|Slovak]] ''Zem a Vek'' magazine, noted that the film presents information that helps the viewer to understand the interests behind the colonization of Yugoslavia, noting that Slovakia went through the "identical economic scenario, but without the use of force and military intervention, as [[Czechoslovakia]] was divided, although illegally (without a referendum), but without major unrest."{{Clarify|date=May 2017}}<ref name="Perný">{{cite web|url=http://zemavek.sk/articles/view/v-srbsku-protestuju-v-uliciach-tisice-ludi-proti-nato|title=In Serbia, thousands of people protest in the streets against NATO|last=Perný|first=Lukáš|date=25 March 2016|publisher=Zem a Vek|accessdate=23 August 2017}}</ref>
-Serbian film critic Vladan Petković described the film as "pro-Serbian conspiracy theorist propaganda". According to Petković, "the film is promoted as having been made in [[Michael Moore]]'s style, but it totally lacks Moore’s characteristic qualities. Instead Malagurski interviews journalists, politicians, ex-ambassadors and historians, who all promote the same one-sided story of Serbia as a victim of Western capitalist imperialism".<ref name="nytid">{{cite news |last=Gjerstad |first=Nils |date=20 May 2011 |title=Med skulderen til veggen |url= |work=[[Ny Tid]] | pages= 48–49 |location= |access-date= }}</ref>
+Serbian film critic Vladan Petković described the film as "pro-Serbian conspiracy theorist propaganda". According to Petković, "the film is promoted as having been made in [[Michael Moore]]'s style, but it totally lacks Moore’s characteristic qualities. Instead Malagurski interviews journalists, politicians, ex-ambassadors and historians, who all promote the same one-sided story of Serbia as a victim of western capitalist imperialism".<ref name="nytid">{{cite news |last=Gjerstad |first=Nils |date=20 May 2011 |title=Med skulderen til veggen |url= |work=[[Ny Tid]] | pages= 48–49 |location= |access-date= }}</ref>
 Amir Telibećirović of Tačno.net, in his review of the film, described it as: "new model of indoctrination based on the philosophy of [[Slobodan Milošević]] and the [[Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts]], through beautified propaganda, lies and manipulation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.tacno.net/kultura/simpaticni-fasizam-i-duhovite-lazi-borisa-malagurskog/|title=Simpatični fašizam i duhovite laži Borisa Malagurskog {{!}} Tacno.net|website=www.tacno.net|language=hr-HR|access-date=2018-04-24}}</ref>

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