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Rating: 10 stars

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All movies seen on 03/06/2024

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Martyrs (2008)

Directed by Pascal Laugier

Horror

Most recently watched by archstanton43, scottfinn, seanCduregger, sleestakk

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.

Rated R | Length 99 minutes

Actors

Morjana Alaoui | Mylène Jampanoï | Catherine Bégin | Robert Toupin | Patricia Tulasne | Juliette Gosselin | Xavier Dolan | Jean-Marie Moncelet | Jessie Pham | Erika Scott | Louise Boisvert | Isabelle Chasse | Emilie Miskdijan | Tony Robinow | Anie Pascale | Mike Chute | Gaëlle Cohen | Louis Thevenon | Jean-François Boudreau | Michel Cormier | Patrick Dorval | Mathieu Samaille

Viewing History (seen 3 times)

Viewing Notes

Attended a pretty full screening of this at Sie Film Center, sponsored by MSU and Dphi with an intro before and a Q&A after by visiting professor Jean-Michel Rabaté from the University of Pennsylvania. For once, most of the questions from the audience were short, thoughtful and provoked insightful responses from the professor.

The crowd was a pretty good mix of students and horror nerds, with a few old timers like myself to even things out.

Even though this film is a part of the French New Extremity horror movement, it’s one of the few horror movies that manages to transcend horror without making any concessions.

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