Martyrs
2008
They haven't finished being alive.
Directed by Pascal Laugier
User Rating
Intensity
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.
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Details
- Director
- Pascal Laugier
- Written by
- Pascal Laugier
- Produced by
- Richard Grandpierre
- Composers
- Alex Cortés, Willie Cortés
- Cinematographers
- Bruno Philip, Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky, Stéphane Martin
- Editor
- Sébastien Prangère
- Makeup FX
- Adrien Morot, Benoît Lestang
- Studios
- Eskwad, Wild Bunch, TCB Films
- Origin country
- Canada
- Production countries
- Canada, France
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Language
- French
- Rating
- R
- TMDB
- 7.3/10 (3,113 votes)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 66% Fresh
- IMDb
- 7.0/10 (114,341 votes)
Awards
- NominatedFangoria Chainsaw Award— Best Limited Release Film(2010)
Cast
Morjana Alaoui
Anna Assaoui
Mylène Jampanoï
Lucie Jurin
Catherine Bégin
Mademoiselle
Robert Toupin
Father
Patricia Tulasne
Mother
Juliette Gosselin
Marie
Xavier Dolan
Antoine
Jean-Marie Moncelet
Étienne
Jessie Pham
Young Lucie
Erika Scott
Young Anna
Louise Boisvert
Anna's Mother (voice)
Isabelle Chasse
Creature
Emilie Miskdijan
Torture Victim
Tony Robinow
Doctor
Anie Pascale
Woman Executioner
Mike Chute
Executioner
Gaëlle Cohen
Henchwoman
Louis Thevenon
1st Henchman
Crew
Pascal Laugier
Director
Richard Grandpierre
Producer
Alex Cortés
Original Music Composer
Willie Cortés
Original Music Composer
Bruno Philip
Director of Photography
Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky
Director of Photography
Stéphane Martin
Director of Photography
Sébastien Prangère
Editor
Jean-Andre Carriere
Production Design
Frédéric Doniguian
Executive Producer
Marcel Giroux
Executive Producer
Keywords
Links
Trailer
Podcasts
The Evolution of Horror — MIND & BODY Pt 24: Martyrs (2008)
Appears in
House of Psychotic Women
Kim Newman — Nightmare Movies
Mind & Body - The Evolution of Horror Podcast
Religious Transcendence
Rolling Stone: 101 Best Horror Movies of All Time
Slant Magazine: 100 Greatest Horror Films of All Time
Time Out: 100 Best Horror Films
Transgressive Horror
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