Gallery: Martyrs

Martyrs has a 52% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Any film this striking is going to divide critical opinion...

"A work of not just ceaseless terror but also gravity and beauty" - Jamie Graham, Total Film

"Martyrs is an unforgettable (not necessarily a good thing) endurance test of a movie" - Wendy Ide, Times Online

"If you want to be put through the wringer by a film, make it this one" - Anton Bitel, Channel 4 Film

"You really don’t need to see this" - Tim Robey, Daily Telegraph

"The only negative thing about Laugier's film is that once you see it, you'll never be able to see it for the first time ever again... " - Brad Miska, Bloody Disgusting