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Martyrs

2008 · 99 min

An unrelenting descent into suffering and transcendence that is harrowing, disturbing, and emotionally devastating.

Tagline
They haven't finished being alive.
Overview
A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • trauma
  • survival
  • faith
  • grief
  • violence
Places
  • single country house
  • suburbs
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror9
Humour0
Realism7
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness10
Complexity7
Emotional weight10

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Details

Genres
horror, drama, thriller
Directed by
Pascal Laugier
Written by
Pascal Laugier
Starring
Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin, Patricia Tulasne, Juliette Gosselin, Xavier Dolan, Jean-Marie Moncelet
Music
Willie Cortés, Alex Cortés
Cinematography
Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky, Bruno Philip
Runtime
99 min
Country
France, Canada
Languages
French, English

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