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Martyrs (2008)
A story of the young woman (starring Morjana Alaoui) who seeks revenge for the the people who captured and beaten her as a kid drags her and a friend to a terrifying journey into the hell
1 May 1947
20 March 1989, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
21 June 1966, Connecticut, USA
13 April 1948
1983, Casablanca, Morocco
16 January 1959
15 June 1991, Quebec, Canada
22 April 1939
4 August 1954, La-Ville-aux-Clercs, France
December 01, 2010
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.
April 27, 2009
Martyrs is an absolute recommend, but only to those who are willing to accept the film on its own uncompromising terms. All others are advised to stay well clear away.
April 29, 2009
ultimately a very off-putting one-trick pony
April 13, 2011
Brutally well-conceived... for about 40 minutes, and then "Martyrs" flips on its own bloody axis and falls apart, existentially.
July 31, 2009
Perhaps more than any other horror film, Martyrs demonstrates the range of the genre's capabilities to find ways to excite, provoke, and disturb us.
November 03, 2015
It should fare well with fans of hardcore gore looking for something subversive.
March 13, 2011
Some call it torture porn, others might call it aggressive moralising, more still have say it's boring and pointless. In my view this level of dissent marks it as worthwhile.
March 27, 2009
The stylishly mounted first half zips along at a rate of knots while the gruesome make-up work will keep your gag reflex in violent spasm.
October 13, 2015
It's a hollow film with hopelessly annoying themes that don't arouse questions so much as eye rolls.
July 16, 2013
Martyrs is a groundbreaking work - it challenges the audience to endure heinous acts yet to emerge spiritually cleansed; to witness man's willingness to abuse, degrade and manipulate, yet leave the theatre more enamoured with humanity than ever.
December 05, 2016
The kind of person who'd be inclined to seek the film out is probably not the kind of person who'd regret that decision.
September 10, 2008
Film should score OK with hardcore gore fans, but others will expect martyrdom for sticking it out until the end.
