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Tells the story of Anna, once a missing little girl, found wandering a year later on a country road virtually catatonic after suffering some sort of physical abuse. She grows into a comely young woman, but she's got serious issues. She also has a close friend, Lucie, who she ultimately calls after she finds herself in an .. Read more

Starring	Morjana Alaoui, Mylène Jampanoï, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin
Director	Pascal Laugier
Genres	Horror, Thriller, World Cinema

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  Effective horror, yet slightly disappointing
  
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  From Pascal Laugier (who will soon be directing and writing the Hellraiser remake), Martyrs is at times a very good, very effective horror movie that is bloody... read more »
  
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  - DJM666
  - 274 reviews
  - Walsall
  - 12 Mar 2009 at 19:16
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  Best horror film you will find.
  
  What can I say, to me, this film is a masterpiece. I'm a huge fan of French horror films and this is French horror at it's finest. First off, let me say... read more »
  
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  - 19 May 2012 at 14:51
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  Verbose and gratuitous bloodletting with a pseudo-occultic undertone.
  
  Torture Porn masquerading as Spiritual Essence. Award wining make up, sensational acting, exquisite potrayal of gore and bloody mayhem. Verbose and gratuitous ... read more »
  
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- - ikstarr
  - 7 reviews
  - 08 May 2012 at 01:49
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  - 1
  good attempt at horror but..
  
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  I was recommended martyrs for the horrors. I was very disappointed to say the least.
  
  Martyrs is basically mix of genres. Starts as thriller/revenge ... read more »
  
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- - LoudestSilence
  - 10 reviews
  - Coventry
  - 26 Apr 2012 at 03:56
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  Beyond reviewing...
  
  This film has so many levels, so many questions on faith, morality, guilt, friendship, love, religion, God, revenge and humanity amongst others that I am not ... read more »
  
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- - vakarian19
  - 4 reviews
  - Farnborough
  - 13 Apr 2012 at 18:13
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  Good storyline and original concept - would highly recommend!!
  
  This film has a good storyline and the concept is quite original and shocking. I'm not a fan of gore, but it was well thought out and essential to the plot... read more »
  
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  - 09 Apr 2012 at 01:24
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  Watch this once and never again
  
  Much has been written about this film, and it's been written for a reason. This is certainly not the faint-hearted or the squeamish- it is terrifying, ... read more »
  
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- - jogadeejay
  - 4 reviews
  - 02 Mar 2012 at 10:34
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  Painful tale
  
  Well made horror which, despite it's torture scenes, is NOT torture porn. Here the brutality is an essential part of the plot.
  
  The film starts at... read more »
  
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- - NDG
  - 160 reviews
  - Oxfordshire
  - 25 Feb 2012 at 13:52
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  - 2
  Hold a cushion - it's scary!
  
  This has to be the scariest film that I've seen in a long time...
  
  Forget being hacked to death in a remake of the chain saw gang. Or deciding ... read more »
  
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- - TPO
  - 6 reviews
  - 13 Feb 2012 at 09:45
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  Brutal but very good
  
  Really enjoyed this film. Lots of blood and violence and some brutal torture scenes. Great ending too. For thew hard of reading there isnt many subs to read
  
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- - Munzy28
  - 13 reviews
  - Surrey
  - 11 Feb 2012 at 08:41
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  Brutal and uncomfortable to watch at times
  
  Young girl escapes from abusive prison, goes to orphanage, befriends girl, tormented by past, years later seeks revenge, carnage.
  
  Brutal and ... read more »
  
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- - Bassman71
  - 460 reviews
  - Didsbury, England
  - 27 Jan 2012 at 13:34
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  Effective horror, yet slightly disappointing
  
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  From Pascal Laugier (who will soon be directing and writing the Hellraiser remake), Martyrs is at times a very good, very effective horror movie that is bloody... read more »
  
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  - DJM666
  - 274 reviews
  - Walsall
  - 12 Mar 2009 at 19:16
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  Disturbing, horrific and shocking.
  
  Warning! Do not watch this film if you are easily shocked.
  
  This film is horrible, I didnt enjoy it, but it left me is such a state of shock and ... read more »
  
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  - Twickenham
  - 11 May 2009 at 20:01
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  Gratuitous
  
  As a long term advocate of free expression and the pushing of boundaries in cinema, it says a lot about Martyrs that it is the first film which has truly made ... read more »
  
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- - TheUncanny
  - 15 reviews
  - HALESOWEN
  - 29 May 2009 at 18:50
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  Powerful
  
  Ok, I’m not sure where to start with Martyrs. I don't think I have ever seen a film that has left me so emotionally and physically drained. What starts... read more »
  
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- - Juve4Life
  - 4 reviews
  - Birmingham
  - 28 May 2009 at 10:53
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  - 2
  made for misogynists by misogynists
  
  If your idea of a great film, is women being beaten up in their underwear - then this is the one for you. If not then don't waste 90 minutes of your life. ... read more »
  
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- - geordie1964
  - 6 reviews
  - Hampton
  - 04 Jul 2009 at 16:50
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  - 4
  Disgusting!
  
  I have never written a review before but for this I make an exception...
  
  Never seen anything so gratuitous, perverted and soul-less. Absolute waste ... read more »
  
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  - Cheadle
  - 08 Jun 2009 at 10:33
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  Twisted Garbage
  
  I don't care what anyone says - if you even remotley enjoyed this film you are a strange person. Sick nonsense.
  
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  - Devizes
  - 05 Jul 2009 at 22:07
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  View with genuine FEAR.........
  
  as gruesome and horrific the scenes in this film are, the most truly disturbing aspect of the film is the notion that the extreme extreme torture is validated... read more »
  
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  - Moston
  - 06 Jun 2009 at 20:47
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  Packs an emotional punch
  
  Martyrs is one of those horror films the europeans are doing so much better than the americans these days. Like Let The Right One In and Rec, this film ... read more »
  
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  - Wirral
  - 30 Mar 2009 at 07:32
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  Awsome original Horror
  
  This is the best horror film for a long long time. If you want to see a future cult classic now - rent this movie. But be warned. you get exactly what it says ... read more »
  
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- - Tessier
  - 4 reviews
  - Hove
  - 26 May 2009 at 10:13

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  Tells the story of Anna, once a missing little girl, found wandering a year later on a country road virtually catatonic after suffering some sort of physical abuse. She grows into a comely young woman, but she's got serious issues. She also has a close friend, Lucie, who she ultimately calls after ...