Granted I haven’t seen the film yet – I sort of don’t want to – but I liked the original Martyrs because it had a purpose. Pascal Laugier’s 2009 French horror film challenged religion, and played a cathartic role in his real life loss.
Anchor Bay’s remake, in limited theaters and on Digital HD January 22, 2016, looks like nothing more than painful torture (for the characters and the viewer), even though in Kalyn’s review she stated that it “fails to lack the same punch as the original.” The clip, below, looks like it’s trying really hard to show us horror fans how edgy it is. I guess we’ll find out soon enough…
The Goetz Brothers (Scenic Route) directed the U.S. version that will also arrive on VOD, DVD and Blu-ray February 2, 2016
Martyrs stars Bailey Noble, who played Adilyn Bellefleur on “True Blood”, with “Pretty Little Liars” star Troian Bellisario. Kate Burton (Stay, Big Trouble in Little China) and Blake Robbins (Rubber).
“Ten-year-old Lucie flees from the isolated warehouse where she has been held prisoner. Deeply traumatized, she is plagued by awful night terrors at the orphanage that takes her in. Her only comfort comes from Anna, a girl her own age. Nearly a decade later and still haunted by demons, Lucie finally tracks down the family that tortured her. As she and Anna move closer to the agonizing truth, they find themselves trapped in a nightmare – if they cannot escape, a martyr’s fate awaits them…”
Mark L. Smith (Vacancy, The Hole, The Revenant) penned the Martyrs screenplay.