Rotten
The stylishly mounted first half zips along at a rate of knots while the gruesome make-up work will keep your gag reflex in violent spasm.
David Jenkins, Time Out
Martyrs
They haven't finished being alive.
2008 · 1h 39m · R
Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directed by
Pascal Laugier
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Martyrs
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Pascal Laugier Director
- Morjana Alaoui as Anna Assaoui
- Mylène Jampanoï as Lucie Jurin
- Catherine Bégin as Mademoiselle
- Robert Toupin as Father
- Patricia Tulasne as Mother
- Juliette Gosselin as Marie
- Xavier Dolan as Antoine
- Jean-Marie Moncelet as Étienne
- Jessie Pham as Young Lucie
- Erika Scott as Young Anna
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
66%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Film should score OK with hardcore gore fans, but others will expect martyrdom for sticking it out until the end.
Jordan Mintzer, Variety
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