MARTYRS
synopsis
A horrifying story ripped from the headlines: young Lucie is found half-naked, filthy, starving and nearly catatonic, unable to describe the horrors she has endured. Hospitalized, she learns to function once again with the help of Anna, another young victim of terrible abuse. The girls quickly develop a strong bond, and though they try to protect each other, Lucie continues to be haunted by the spectre of her violent past. Fifteen years later, with the help of Anna, Lucie sets out to wreak vengeance on the family she suspects of being the sadists responsible for her torture. Lucie's violent acts set into motion a downward spiral of pain and despair for the two heroines.
original title: | Martyrs |
country: | France, Canada |
sales agent: | Goodfellas |
year: | 2007 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Pascal Laugier |
release date: | FR 03/09/2008, BE 05/11/2008, FI 26/12/2008, PL 13/03/2009, IT 12/06/2009 |
screenplay: | Pascal Laugier |
cast: | Mylène Jampanoï, Morjana Alaoui, Catherine Bégin, Patricia Tulasne, Robert Toupin, Juliette Gosselin |
cinematography by: | Stéphane Martin, Nathalie Moliavko - Visotzki |
film editing: | Sébastien Prangère |
art director: | Jean-Andre Carriere |
music: | Alex Cortés, Willie Cortés |
producer: | Richard Grandpierre, Simon Trottier |
production: | Eskwad, Goodfellas, Canal+, TCB Productions, Canal Horizons, CinéCinémas |
distributor: | Wild Bunch Distribution, Cinéart (BE), SPI (PL), Videa-CDE (IT) |