Synopsis
Leah, 10, has terrible nightmares. Her mother seems distant somehow, lost in her thoughts. A small, nightly visitor brings Leah comfort, but soon Leah will realize that her little visitor offers knowledge that might be very, very dangerous.
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Cast
- Kiera ThompsonLeah
- Denise GoughSarah
- Sienna SayerRachel
- Steven CreeThomas
- Hannah RaeBex
- Anastasia HilleLillian
- Donna BanyaKyla
- Catherine TerrisEdith
- Charlie RixBrian
- Julie BarclayJanet
Recommandations
- 75
The Film Stage
I think Gough’s performance is easy to discount because she’s often seen in the background, but she delivers an unforgettable descent into anguish and grief. - 70
Screen Daily
It’s the kind of horror which eschews jump scares in favour of a more subtle, gauzy sense of unease, a slow-burning discomfort that creeps up on the audience like a half-seen shadow. It’s not exactly terrifying, but there’s an oppressive sense of menace which is magnified by the high-quality performances from the two young stars, and by the nervily watchful camerawork. - 63
Movie Nation
Martyr’s Lane is a reminder that you don’t need entrails and screams, demons and cadavers to cast a ghostly spell. Sometimes, a weathered abandoned doll in a fall-cluttered English garden, a lock of hair or faint scratching at a window is all it takes. - 63
RogerEbert.com
Martyrs Lane is ruled by grief, often dulled and overdrawn by it, but its young surrogates give us the unique opportunity to see its themes presented without compromise. - 60
The Guardian
The film coheres quietly, thanks in no small part to the two excellent child performances. - 59
Paste Magazine
Familiar pieces playing a familiar game to familiar ends won’t make Martyrs Lane anyone’s favorite horror movie, but it’s put together well enough to offer comfort and intrigue in small doses.
