
Martyrs(2008)
A young woman’s quest for revenge against the people who kidnapped and tortured her as a child leads her and her best friend, also a victim of child abuse, on a terrifying journey into a living hell of depravity.


“Birth and death are extraordinary experiences. Life is a fleeting pleasure.”
When a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night—and find who's responsible—before it's too late.

Sofia Boutella
Selva

Romain Guillermic
David

Souheila Yacoub
Lou

Kiddy Smile
Daddy

Claude-Emmanuelle Gajan-Maull
Emmanuelle

Giselle Palmer
Gazelle

Taylor Kastle
Taylor

Thea Carla Schøtt
Psyche

Sharleen Temple
Ivana

Lea Vlamos
Eva
Climax is a horror, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of dancing, child abuse, sexual abuse, drug abuse, pregnancy, paranoia. Directed by Gaspar Noé, it stars Sofia Boutella, Romain Guillermic, Souheila Yacoub. When a dance troupe is lured to an empty school, a bowl of drug-laced sangria causes their jubilant rehearsal to descend into a dark and explosive nightmare as they try to survive the night—and find who's responsible—before it's too late.
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