12 March 1938. Renée, 16 years old, is ripped out of her world, locked up and deprived of everything. Her only fault was that she didn't know what her place in the world was. "A danger to herself and others and a cause of public scandal" wrote the police [...]

Martha is dead is a dramatic psychological thriller, of gloomy and dreamlike tones, a mix of history, superstition and psychological distress.