Martyrs
2008 · 99 min · Horror / Drama / Thriller · TMDB 7.3
The short version:The reference point for extreme French horror. The second half is systematic, relentless abuse with a philosophical pretext. Many horror fans find it too much.
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Scare profile
Editorial baseline. Add your own report to refine it.
Scary4
Not scaryExtreme
Dread5
RelaxedSuffocating
Jump scares2
NoneConstant
Disturbing5
ForgettableHaunts you
Grim5
Fun ridePunishing
Synopsis
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.
What is in it
Intensity: brief means implied, off-screen or a single moment; heavy means graphic, prolonged or central. Items marked “inferred from keywords” come from TMDB tags and have not been confirmed by a person.
Violence & gore
- Graphic goreHeavyeditorial
- Home invasionHeavyinferred from keywords
- TortureHeavyeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- Extended, repetitive beating and abuse of a captive woman, then flaying.
Children & pregnancy
- Child abuseModerateeditorial
Details (may spoil)
- The backstory involves girls held captive and tortured.
Body & medical
- Self-harmHeavyeditorial
- Medical & surgicalModerateeditorial
Mental health & grief
- Mental illnessModerateeditorial
- SuicideModerateeditorial
Abuse & bigotry
- Domestic abuseModerateinferred from keywords
Phobias & sensory
- Claustrophobia & confinementHeavyeditorial
Religion & the occult
- Cults & religious extremismHeavyeditorial