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Martyrs

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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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Scott Tobias AV Club 10/19/2018
Martyrs is something of a horror milestone-a dire one to some, but a movie to be reckoned with all the same. Go to Full Review
Simon Abrams Slant Magazine 10/19/2018
Martyrs has an intelligence and a dogged determination to do and to say what its predecessors could or would not. Go to Full Review
Anton Bitel Little White Lies 12/01/2010
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. Go to Full Review
Joel Harley Starburst Oct 28
5/5
Written in a deep depression (and one can tell!), Martyrs is a work of bleak and unrelenting nihilism. Go to Full Review
Alan Jones Radio Times Oct 15
4/5
Yet as unpredictably nasty as it gets, there is a stark controversial point to the strangely beautiful excess as well as an astonishingly profound conclusion. Go to Full Review
Akos Peterbencze The Screen 09/10/2023
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. Go to Full Review
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Trevoulin G @Trevoulin 6d Brutal and absolutely intense stuff! Most certainly not for the weak at heart. Every member of the cast plays their part. Director Pascal Laugier does an amazing job. I recommend it. It is a thrill ride which is confusing and relentless at times. See more Wendel L @BRZRKR Dec 18 Direção: Ok Atuação: Bom Roteiro: Ok Caracterização: Bom Soundtrack: Ruim See more Norman B. @KunNeki Dec 10 Somewhat reminded me of hostel until the 3rd act, which was extremely brutal and tough to watch See more Daniel S Dec 4 The movie starts strong. The opening scenes show abused children in situations grounded in reality. Their behavior, dialogue, and reactions match what trauma research often documents. Studies on childhood abuse link prolonged exposure to dissociation, hypervigilance, and emotional numbness. The film reflects those patterns with accuracy, which creates a strong emotional connection. The second part breaks that foundation. One girl shifts into murdering the children of her abusers. This decision ignores basic psychological consistency. Most documented cases of abused children show outward behaviors such as withdrawal, self harm, or aggression toward self rather than calculated violence against others. The character moves from victim to horror villain without believable progression. The empathy built earlier disappears because the actions no longer align with realistic trauma responses. See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 16 I only know about this movie because my friend told me about it. So I decided to watch it. Mistake? I don't think so. I went into it thinking the worst possible things, and that actually helped, because it wasn't as bad as I thought. Were there immensely disturbing parts? Yes. Like Hostile, this movie is the embodiment of torture porn-- definitely not my favorite genre. See more Christopher J. @cjack17 Nov 15 It’s slow and the storyline is misguided. I was hoping this would be excellent based on what I’ve heard, but wow! It’s a poor-man’s Hostel See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

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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