Saint Martyrs of the Damned (2005)
"Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés" (original title)

A reporter goes to a mysterious village to investigate mysterious disappearances until one night, his friend gets abducted and every citizen wants him dead.

Director:

Robin Aubert

Writer:

Robin Aubert

Stars:

Mathilde Lavigne, François Chénier, Guy Vaillancourt

1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mathilde Lavigne	...	Mélanie Blackburn
François Chénier	...	Flavien Juste
Guy Vaillancourt	...	Monsieur Desmarais
France Labonté	...	Madame Desmarais
Alain Martel	...	Homme-gorille
Patrice Robitaille	...	Armand Despas
Marc Boily	...	Drag Queen
Pierre Collin	...	Raoul Bosh
Francine Pilote	...	Femme à trois seins
Ève Aubert	...	Sylvie
Alexis Martin	...	Le garagiste
Monique Mercure	...	Malvina 1
Monique Miller	...	Malvina 2
Sylvie Boucher	...	Rosy
David Savard	...	Méchant

Storyline

Flavien Juste is the reporter of a tabloid that explores UFOs and other supernatural events that is near to bankruptcy. His chief and friend assigns him to investigate the disappearance of villagers in Despas and Flavien heads to the small town with his friend and photographer Armand. Flavien sees the ghost of a bride on the road and when they arrive in the hotel, Armand vanishes. Flavien seeks out his friend but the locals do not help him.

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Plot Keywords:

small town | hotel | mysterious woman | tabloid reporter | woman on top | 

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Mystery

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Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

French

Release Date:

10 September 2005 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Cidade Amaldiçoada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Max Films Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Promising and Intriguing Beginning Destroyed by a Messy Screenplay

Flavien Juste (François Chénier) is the reporter of a tabloid that explores UFOs and other supernatural events that is near to bankruptcy. His chief and friend assigns him to investigate the disappearance of villagers in Despas and Flavien heads to the small town with his friend and photographer Armand (Patrice Robitaille). Flavien sees the ghost of a bride on the road and when they arrive in the hotel, Armand vanishes. Flavien seeks out his friend but the locals do not help him.

"Saints-Martyrs-des-Damnés" is a stylish film with a promising and intriguing beginning that is unfortunately destroyed by a messy screenplay. The writer and director Robin Aubert is visibly influenced by David Lynch, using creepy and bizarre characters and situations with ghosts and an environment of Twilight Zone to disclose the creepy discovery of the reporter. But the resolution of the weird plot does not makes any sense and the conclusion is a complete mess. My vote is four.

Title (Brazil): "Cidade Amaldiçoada" ("Cursed City")