SAINTS-MARTYRS-DES-DAMNES (2005)
- Run Time: 115 min.
- Rating: NR
- Director: Robin Aubert
- Star(s): François Chénier, Isabelle Blais and Patrice Robitaille
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Plot Summary
At once creepy and thought provoking, Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés is an eerie and playful supernatural thriller.
Tabloid reporter Flavien and his photographer buddy Armand are dispatched to a rural Quebec village to investigate a series of mysterious disappearances. Almost immediately things begin to go awry, as Armand vanishes on their first night in town.
The town’s inhabitants are a strange group — a mayor who rules with an iron fist, creepy twins who run the motel, a mechanic who wears a mask to hide his face, a woman who plays her guitar to the cows, and many others. But Flavien can’t get anyone to help him, as they all seem suspicious and in some cases downright aggressive toward him.
With an arresting visual style and quirky sense of humour, the film pushes the boundaries of the conventional thriller, tackling questions about identity, responsibility and mortality in a refreshing way.
About the Director
Robin Aubert
After its world premiere at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival, Aubert’s first feature film, Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés, won several awards at festivals around the world. His latest feature film project is À l’origine d’un cri (Crying Out).