Martyrs (2008)

Canada, France

Horror, Drama, Thriller, Dual Audio, Hollywood Movies, English Movies

Wild Bunch, TCB Films, CinéCinéma, Canal+ Horizons, Eskwad, Canal+, Streetlight Films

Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin, Patricia Tulasne, Juliette Gosselin

Pascal Laugier

Pascal Laugier

Taglines: They haven't finished being alive.

child abuse, suffering, nihilism, degradation, ecstasy, woman martyr, cult, hysteria, helplessness, revenge, torture chamber, mercilessness, torture, cruelty, home invasion, transcendence, decadence, martyr, angst, captivity, abuse, mistreatment, dehumanization, emaciation, new french extremism, incarceration, chloroform, mysticism, abused woman, depravation, blood on body, murderess, lesbian, devastating, mental abuse

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.

Reviews:

Author: repojack
I wrote this once to describe my philosophy on what movies/TV I like: "Ravenous fan of dark, edgy movies & TV. They should glue you to the screen and stay in your dreams." Martyrs is one of a handful that describes that perspective to the T, and it is the kind of horror movie that you should go in completely clueless about the plot to enjoy the many twists that you won't see coming. A big caveat: this is "advanced" horror -- gut-wrenching, gory and very disturbing. Definitely not for everybody.