Martyrs
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73% Critic Match

Martyrs

They haven't finished being alive.

7.3 / 10 2008 1h 39mR French
HorrorDramaThriller

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Morjana Alaoui

Morjana Alaoui

Anna Assaoui

Lead
Mylène Jampanoï

Mylène Jampanoï

Lucie Jurin

Catherine Bégin

Catherine Bégin

Mademoiselle

Robert Toupin

Robert Toupin

Father

Patricia Tulasne

Patricia Tulasne

Mother

Juliette Gosselin

Juliette Gosselin

Marie

Xavier Dolan

Xavier Dolan

Antoine

Jean-Marie Moncelet

Jean-Marie Moncelet

Étienne

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Pascal Laugier's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Martyrs is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker