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A young woman's quest for revenge leads her down a path of depravity.

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A real polarising movie, this Gallic torture-porn is graphic, brutal, nasty and gruesome and not to everyone's taste.

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Martyrs | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Scott Tobias AV Club Martyrs is something of a horror milestone-a dire one to some, but a movie to be reckoned with all the same. Oct 19, 2018 Full Review Martyrs | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Simon Abrams Slant Magazine Martyrs has an intelligence and a dogged determination to do and to say what its predecessors could or would not. Oct 19, 2018 Full Review Martyrs | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Anton Bitel Little White Lies it turns out to be concerned precisely with the nature and reception of extremity, posing uncomfortable questions about what it is that one really seeks in choosing to 'witness' scenes of horrific human abjection. Dec 1, 2010 Full Review Martyrs | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Akos Peterbencze The Screen In the dedicated execution of its vision — prepared to go beyond every boundary that there is — Martyrs is an unlikely masterpiece of horror if one that's extremely difficult to praise sincerely. Sep 10, 2023 Full Review Martyrs | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Trace Thurman Horror Queers Podcast One of the most powerfully affecting horror films you'll ever see. Just don't be surprised if you walk away feeling empty inside. Rated: 5/5 Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Martyrs | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective Films at their best - and worst - continue to have tremendous power, and Martyrs is absolutely a film which encapsulates this. Jul 30, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Kevin M This is definitely my favorite scary movie. Ghostface Replies Whats your favorite scary movie? This one Very Disturbing, Vile, and Extremely Art House Horror with amazing two separate stories. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Robert H Somewhat of a polarizing film most people aren't on board with this treasure of a film just when you think the movie is about to wind down it's sprouts another story involving the second girl it's a great film hands down Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/22/24 Full Review Liam D While not for the faint hearted. The mixture of torture porn and psychological thriller makes for a fascinating watch Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/15/24 Full Review Jesús N Con Martyrs me queda bastante claro que uno no debe tener expectativas tan elevadas basándose en recomendaciones. Diría que la primera mitad está perfectamente ejecutada; posee la dosis justa de suspenso y violencia que a uno lo mantiene aferrado al asiento, ansioso al siguiente movimiento. Pero a partir del suicidio de Lucy todo se vuelve tan pesado y absurdo qué no se logra concebir como se pudo romper la genial obertura. De un momento a otro, Martyrs se vuelve tediosa, tediosa, tediosa, con una narrativa que se extiende más de lo necesario. Y el final, ¡tremendo final, absurdísimo y pretencioso! Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 10/14/24 Full Review To F Es difícil de ver. Tiene tanta crueldad y tanta explicidad que es difícil de digerir. Las escenas son bastantes fuertes y muy crudas. La historia es bastante peculiar y atractiva. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/09/24 Full Review Dean E Yes, the movie is obviously violent and cruel. But the plot is amazing, the ending makes you really wonder about life after death. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 10/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Cast & Crew

Pascal Laugier Director Morjana Alaoui Anna Mylène Jampanoï Lucie Catherine Bégin Mademoiselle Robert Toupin Le père Patricia Tulasne La mère
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Synopsis A young woman's quest for revenge leads her down a path of depravity.

Director
Pascal Laugier

Producer
Richard Grandpierre, Simon Trottier

Screenwriter
Pascal Laugier

Rating
R (Disturbing Aberrant Behavior|Child Abuse|Torture|Severe Aberrant Behavior|Some Nudity|Strong Bloody Violence)

Genre
Horror

Original Language
French (France)

Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 10, 2016

Runtime
1h 39m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital

Aspect Ratio
Flat (1.85:1)
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