MARTYRS (2008 & 2015) Episode 2: Can I Get a Witness? (France / Canada)

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Hey there, WoHo's!

In our second episode, we explore the French/Canadian film, MARTYRS, a classic in body horror/pain porn (but please don't call it torture porn, as Mom originally did). We also watched the 2015 American remake so you don't have to. Wow. What happened there?

Pascal Laugier, the director of the original, according to IMDB, has stated he was "Inspired by Hostel (2005), but instead of making a movie about suffering, he wanted to make a movie about pain". How very French, non?

How do we properly classify this film? Is it actually two films in one? Is it akin to exploitation films of the 70's? Is it, in any way, a home invasion film? Some have stated it is a paradigm example of the New French Extremity movement, while others simply classify it as a body horror film. We'll get into it!

At the suggestion of friend, friend of the show, and WoHo, Quinn has suggested, Mom and Mac introduce themselves and talk about what horror does for them individually and as a family.

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Look, whatever you do, DON'T GO INTO THE BASEMENT!

--Mom and Mac

*PS The movie I could not think of was "Ils"/"Them",

**PPS Our movies for next week are: LUCIFERINA from Argentina, THE SILENT HOUSE from Uruguay and MORTO NAO FALA / NIGHTSHIFTER from Brazil.

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