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Martyrs

2008

Pascal Laugier

Mylène Jampanoï, Morjana Alaoui, Catherine Bégin, Robert Toupin ...

6.4

11,809

Horror A young woman's quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tormented her as a child leads her and a friend, who is also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.

	Author	Review
United States	Jordan Mintzer Variety	"[There is] no apparent goal beyond keeping the ketchup count high"	NEG
United Kingdom	Xan Brooks The Guardian	"You may well feel in need of a shower after sitting through 'Martyrs', a slick essay in Gallic torture porn (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Rebecca Hawkes Telegraph	"The greatest horror film of the 21st century"	POS
United Kingdom	David Jenkins Time Out	"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 (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"	NEG
United Kingdom	Tim Robey Telegraph	"You really don’t need to see this (…) Rating: ★ (out of 5)"	NEG

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