Martyrs
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.
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Tahan Na Empoy, Tahan
Duration: 1 h 30 m | 1977
Because his mother is too poor to feed her young children, Empoy is sent to work for his exploitative and cruel aunt.
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