Martyr

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Martyr

2017

1h 24m

Drama

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A city's schisms and society's fault lines are exposed after a death.

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Phuong Le

Guardian

It simultaneously grounds the act of grieving in the real as well as the abstract.

Rated: 4/5

Mar 9, 2021

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Wesley Morris

New York Times

The characters are sketches filled in by good acting. Khaled's not telling a story about them so much as tapping, obliquely, into an oppressive national mood...

Dec 13, 2018

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Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Boldly homoerotic in its water-and-body-conscious imagery, "Martyr" is more of a formal, physical performance about grief and loss than a deep-dive into the inner lives of its handful of stricken characters.

Nov 30, 2018

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

It's an odd little film, but has a certain hypnotic effect.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 18, 2021

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Jerod S

Hard to tell a guy's story if he's dead for half the film and his family doesn't even talk about him or who he was.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

05/06/25

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Lorenz L

One of the most gripping, moving depictions of grief, loss, and love I have seen in any media. This is not a narrative film, and should be experienced with an open mind (warning to homophobes: there is an undeniable feeling of homoeroticism throughout; the viewer is asked to form his/her own opinion). Follow the bare-bones dialogue, but let the images wash over you, taking in the depths of colour, composition, and movement. I am amazed that this work of cinematic art came from Lebanon. I will seek-out more.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/28/24

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Ty N

A lot of screen time is wasted on scenes and details that are extraneous or irrelevant. The end result is an onerous trudge that undermines the messaging of the story.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

12/04/23

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Mazen Khaled

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Hadi Bou Ayash

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Moustafa Fahs

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Hamza Mekdad

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Raneem Mourad

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Synopsis

A city's schisms and society's fault lines are exposed after a death.

Director: Mazen Khaled
Producer: Diala Kachmar
Screenwriter: Mazen Khaled
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Arabic
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2018
Runtime: 1h 24m

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