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Begotten
Sign in to save1989 experimental horror film by E. Elias Merhige
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5.9Begotten 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.
Released: 1991-06-0572 minDir: E. Elias MerhigeFantasy, HorrorBudget: $33,000Part of: The Begotten Cycle
Cast
- Brian Salzberg as God Killing Himself
- Donna Dempsey as Mother Earth
- Stephen Charles Barry as Son of Earth
Themes
- nihilism
- necrophilia
- pregnancy
- razor
- gore
- surrealism
- woods
- anthropology
- cruelty
- brutality
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 78
- FilmAffinity ID
- 825956
- Image
- Begotten (1995 World Artists Home Video VHS).jpg
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- title
- Begotten
- capital cost
- 33000
- publication date
- 2001-02-20
- Commons category
- Begotten (film)
- review score
- 70%
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Categories
1980s avant-garde and experimental films1980s supernatural horror films1989 American films1989 directorial debut films1989 films1989 horror films1989 independent filmsAmerican avant-garde and experimental filmsAmerican black-and-white filmsAmerican independent filmsAmerican religious horror filmsAmerican splatter filmsAmerican supernatural horror filmsCensored filmsFiction about deicideFilms about GodFilms directed by E. Elias MerhigeFilms shot in New JerseyFilms shot in New MexicoFilms shot in New York (state)Films without speechMetaphysical fiction filmsRotten Tomatoes ID same as WikidataRotten Tomatoes template using name parameter