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Saint Martyrs of the Damned

Robin AUBERT

Canada2005117min 35mm Color

Synopsis

In the small Quebec village of Saints-Martyrs-des-Damns (Saint Martyrs of the Damned, people are mysteriously disappearing. A tabloid newspaper that chronicles bizarre and supernatural events, decides to send one of its reporters and a cameraman to the village to investigate and write some articles about the strange occurrences. They face a incomprehensible situation. Saint Martyrs of the Damned is a stunning debut by Canadian director-actor Robin Aubert in which a hallucogenic western, a surreal fairy tale, a powerful psychodrama and a ghost-driven sci-fi horror spoof are mixed into one.

Diretor

Robin AUBERT

Robin Aubert is a film writer, director and actor. He directed his debut horror feature St. Martyrs of the Damned (2005). In 2018, he received the Best Director’s Award at Fantasporto and the Special Prize at Gerardmer Film Festival for Ravenous (2017).