MARTYRS

Fifteen years after a horrifying experience of abduction and prolonged torture, Lucie embarks on a bloody quest for revenge against her oppressors.

Associated with the New French Extremity movement—to which Gaspar Noé, Bruno Dumont, and François Ozon also belong—this low-budget horror hit cinemas amid controversy back in 2008. With a script by Mark L Smith (The Revenant), Martyrs plays with the rules of the genre to haunting effect.