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Martyrs (2008)

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They haven't finished being alive.

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

Director
Pascal Laugier
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    Anna Assaoui Morjana Alaoui
  • Profile picture of Mylène Jampanoï
    Lucie Jurin Mylène Jampanoï
  • Profile picture of Catherine Bégin
    Mademoiselle Catherine Bégin
  • Profile picture of Robert Toupin
    Father Robert Toupin
  • Profile picture of Patricia Tulasne
    Mother Patricia Tulasne
  • Profile picture of Juliette Gosselin
    Marie Juliette Gosselin
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    Antoine Xavier Dolan
  • Profile picture of Jean-Marie Moncelet
    Étienne Jean-Marie Moncelet

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Keywords

  • child abuse
  • suffering
  • nihilism
  • degradation
  • ecstasy
  • woman martyr
  • cult
  • hysteria
  • helplessness
  • revenge
  • torture chamber
  • mercilessness
  • torture
  • cruelty
  • home invasion
  • transcendence
  • decadence
  • martyr
  • angst
  • captivity
  • abuse
  • mistreatment
  • dehumanization
  • emaciation
  • new french extremism
  • incarceration
  • chloroform
  • mysticism
  • abused woman
  • depravation
  • blood on body
  • playful
  • murderess
  • lesbian
  • devastating
  • mental abuse
  • romantic