Martyrs
Martyrs- Director
- Pascal Laugier
- Country
- Canada, France
- Year
- 2007
- Genre
- Fiction
- Scriptwriters
- Pascal Laugier
- Cast
- Mylène Jampanoï / Morjana Alaoui / Catherine Bégin / Patricia Tulasne / Robert Toupin / Juliette Gosselin
- Production
- Eskwad
http://www.eskwad.fr
Storyline
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.
Festivals & Academy awards and others
San Sebastián International Film Festival 2009
Backwash
Sitges Film Festival 2008
Official Fantàstic
Silver Méliès for Best European Motion Picture
Call for proposals Distribution Selective
Year 2008
Call number 28/2007
Distribution territories:
Belgium / Bulgaria / Switzerland / Finland / Italy / Netherlands / Norway / Poland / Romania
