Martyrs
“They haven't finished being alive.”
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.
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Cast
22 people
Morjana Alaoui
Anna Assaoui
Known for
Special Forces
Mylène Jampanoï
Lucie Jurin
Known for
The Chinese Botanist's Daughters
Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life
Catherine Bégin
Mademoiselle
Known for
Laurence Anyways
The Uncanny
Robert Toupin
Father
Also in
Last Call for Mom
Paul à Québec
Patricia Tulasne
Mother
Known for
I Killed My Mother
It's Only the End of the World
Juliette Gosselin
Marie
Known for
The Gracefield Incident
2149: The Aftermath
Xavier Dolan
Antoine
Known for
Tom at the Farm
I Killed My Mother
Jean-Marie Moncelet
Étienne
Also in
Hold-up
Les Ailes du Dragon
Jessie Pham
Young Lucie
Also in
Pretty Cheaters, Deadly Lies
Oi
Erika Scott
Young Anna
No other roles listed
Louise Boisvert
Anna's Mother (voice)
Known for
Little Lili
Isabelle Chasse
Creature
Also in
Satie and Suzanne
Pascal Laugier Director · Alex Cortés Composer Willie Cortés Composer
Worldwide gross $1.1M · Budget $6.5M · United States release April 28, 2009
Box office
Budget
$6,500,000
Worldwide gross
$1,100,000
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Wild Bunch
Production
TCB Films
Production
Eskwad
Production
StudioCanal
Studio
Canal+ Horizons
Production
CinéCinéma
Production
Canada · France
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
English · French
Release dates
France · May 16, 2008
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · September 3, 2008
Theatrical · Visa CNC 117112
United States · April 28, 2009
Physical · DVD
United States
September 25, 2008 · Premiere · Austin Fantastic Fest
Australia
April 28, 2009 · Physical
Canada
September 10, 2008 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Germany
August 19, 2008 · Premiere · Fantasy Filmfest
September 30, 2011 · Physical
Ireland
October 25, 2008 · Theatrical · Horrorthon Festival Dublin
Italy
June 12, 2008 · Theatrical
Japan
March 13, 2009 · Digital
August 14, 2026 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 11, 2008 · Theatrical
April 2, 2009 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
August 6, 2009 · Theatrical
Spain
October 7, 2008 · Premiere · Sitges Film Festival
Sweden
June 12, 2008 · Physical
Switzerland
October 29, 2008 · Digital
United Kingdom
August 24, 2008 · Premiere · Frightfest
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