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Begotten (1991)

"The extraordinary first film from the director of Shadow of the Vampire"

5.9/10 1h 12m Jun 05, 1991
Fantasy Horror

Begotten is the creation myth brought to life, the story of no less than the violent death of God and the (re)birth of nature on a barren earth.

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Movie Details

Original Title Begotten
Original Language EN
Budget $33,000
Status Released
Popularity 0.8

Cast

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Brian Salzberg
God Killing Himself
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Donna Dempsey
Mother Earth
Popularity: 0.0
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Stephen Charles Barry
Son of Earth
Popularity: 0.1

Key Crew

Screenplay E. Elias Merhige
Producer E. Elias Merhige
Director E. Elias Merhige
Editor Noëlle Penraat

Production

Theatre Of Material

Videos & Trailers

BEGOTTEN theatrical trailer
BEGOTTEN theatrical trailer
Trailer

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Backdrops
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Keywords

nihilism necrophilia pregnancy razor gore surrealism woods anthropology cruelty brutality transcendence capture self mutilation desolation epileptic nomad mother earth body horror experimental film avant garde

Reviews from TMDB

Cyberknight 1/10
Sep 22, 2019

Making use of low quality film to give the images a pretentious artistic look (and hide the low budget make-up and practical effects) doesn't work if there is no good plot to hold them together. It's a hard to watch film, because of the low quality, not because of the imagery. Boring through and thr ... Read more

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Rating
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Based on 320 votes

Details
Release Date June 5, 1991
Runtime 1h 12m
Budget $33,000
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.8
Links
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