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An international co-production of France and Canada, Martyrs was filmed in Montreal, and screened at the French film market Marché du Film in May 2008, where it incited audience walkouts due to its graphic and disturbing content. It was released theatrically in France on 3 September 2008.
Jun 1, 2013 · But Martyrs has no intention of remaining simple. Lucie’s friend Anna acts as the audience surrogate throughout the film’s first act. She questions the certainty with which Lucie acted and wonders if they have murdered an innocent family, but her love and friendship hold her loyal to Lucie.
As the dead family's secret remains hidden, eerily persistent questions demand answers, and Anna learns first-hand that some horrors require transcendence before enlightenment and salvation. Is Anna destined to be a glorious martyr?
A year before the film was released there was a famous autobiographical book by Henri Alleg titled La Question (The Question, 1958) which was a first hand account of the tortures experienced at the hands of the French military in Algeria, which included many violent images that are echoed in the film (Lowenstein 44).
Apr 19, 2023 · The movie “Martyrs” is a 2008 French horror film that quickly gained notoriety for its graphic and disturbing content. Directed by Pascal Laugier, the movie tells the story of a young woman named Lucie who was brutally tortured as a child and seeks revenge against those who harmed her.
The Torchlighters: Heroes of the Faith is an award-winning video series produced by International Films, The Voice of the Martyrs, and Christian History Institute. The series features stories of heroes and heroines of the Christian faith.
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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.