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Martyrs

2014Movie7 min

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Summary

Created by Bill Viola and Kira Perov and opened in May 2014, Martyrs shows four individuals, across four colour vertical plasma screens, being martyred by the four classical elements. The work has no sound. It lasts for seven minutes.

Good for

  • Thought-provoking
  • Adults
  • Public viewing safe

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Fingerprint

  • Feasts your eyes.
  • Stays with you.
  • Pays off your patience.
  • Leaves you in awe.
  • Breaks your heart.

Not for laughs, warmth or comfort.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Tropes

Info Dropin 78 titlesThe torturers describe their victims as martyrs on several occasions. Before the credits roll, a bit of on-screen text tells us that "martyr" comes from the Ancient Greek word for "witness."The Remakein 359 titlesA US version was made in 2016. It is generally considered quite inferior.All 67 tropes

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