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Martyrs
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NR,1hr 37min
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2008
Distributor:
Bir Film
Synopsis: The Brotherhood of the Wolf director Pascal Lauguier follows his 2004 thriller House of Voices with this relentlessly brutal tale of a girl who suffered unimaginable abuse as a young child, and the unspeakable horrors that unfold when she arrives at an isolated cabin in the woods fifteen years later. The story begins as the young, badly battered Lucie (Mylène Jampanoï) -- obviously the victim of inhuman abuse -- is hospitalized after somehow managing to escape her sadistic captors. Nearly catatonic ... Full Synopsis
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Torture Porn (aka Sadistic Horror) (tôr´cher pôrn) adjective A type of horror film in which terror is induced not by mere suggestion, but by the graphic torture and torment of various victims as they scream for mercy, which will inevitably not come. (Official AMG definition) On first glance, many people will be quick to dismiss Martyrs as just another torture porn flick. And while Pascal Laugier's ... Full Review
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