Martyrs (2008)

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6.9	Rating (581 ratings)
7	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Pascal Laugier

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Morjana Alaoui
Anna

Mylène Jampanoï
Lucie

Catherine Bégin
Mademoiselle

Robert Toupin
Le père

Patricia Tulasne
La mère

Juliette Gosselin
Marie

Xavier Dolan
Antoine

Jessie Pham
Lucie 10 ans

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Thinking Man's Torture Porn

15 years, 1 month ago at Feb 18 10:15

PvtCaboose91

5 votes

"Martyrs are exceptional people. They survive pain, they survive total deprivation. They bear all the sins of the earth. They give themselves up. They transcend themselves... they are transfigured."

Pascal Laugier's controversial horror movie Martyrs can be described as several things. Shocking, vicious, ugly, merciless, brutal, and sickening are a few adjectives which spring to min... read more

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14 years, 6 months ago at Sep 24 23:10

Xanadon't

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Martyrs has become the measuring stick by which I evaluate the shock, disturbedness, and intensity of everything Ive watched since. Made in 2007, I originally found this title at Blockbuster of all places, and theres simply no way they realize what it is. Its not SO extreme that you cant sit through it, but its pretty f-ed up. This movie starts as your typical torture-porn, in the vein of Hostel, ... read more

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14 years, 7 months ago at Aug 11 11:45

dappa1975

3 votes

friend recommended this to we - and wow - what a film. Nice little twist, plenty of 'near the bone' scenes and some great effects - we worth watching.

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A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

Tags: Horror (22), French (13), Drama (12), Torture (12), France (11), 2008 (11), Gore (10), Disturbing (7), Violence (6), Murder (6), 2000s (6), Brutality (6), Martyr (6), Revenge (5), Religion (5), Shocking (5), Blood (4), Suicide (3), Cult (3), Abuse (3)

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