Martyrs
2008 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 7.3 · 71% critics
A young woman hunts revenge against those who kidnapped and tortured her as a child. Guided by her best friend—also shaped by childhood abuse—they plunge together into a terrifying, depraved nightmare where survival feels hopeless.
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Details
- Years
- 2008
- Release date
- 2008-06-12
- Language
- French
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 71/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.3/10 (3,030 votes)
About
If you want punishing, revenge-driven horror that sticks with you long after it ends, Martyrs delivers a dark and unsettling ride; Not for you if you’re sensitive to extreme violence/torture or prefer gentler horror like Eden Lake or Incident in a Ghostland.
Pros: intense, unforgettable horror; powerful revenge drive | Cons: repeated torture; very hard to watch
Themes
- child abuse
- suffering
- nihilism
- degradation
- ecstasy
- woman martyr
- cult
- hysteria
- helplessness
- revenge
- torture chamber
- mercilessness
- +25 more
Cast & crew
Morjana Alaoui
as Anna Assaoui
Mylène Jampanoï
as Lucie Jurin
Catherine Bégin
as Mademoiselle
Robert Toupin
as Father
Patricia Tulasne
as Mother
Juliette Gosselin
as Marie
Xavier Dolan
as Antoine
Jean-Marie Moncelet
as Étienne
- JP
Jessie Pham
as Young Lucie
- ES
Erika Scott
as Young Anna
Directed by Pascal Laugier