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Begotten
1991
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Released:
June 5, 1991
tMDB Rating:
5.921
/
316 Votes
Director:
E. Elias Merhige
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Begotten
1991
The extraordinary first film from the director of Shadow of the Vampire
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.
Part of the
The Begotten Cycle
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Cast
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Brian Salzberg
as
God Killing Himself
Donna Dempsey
as
Mother Earth
Stephen Charles Barry
as
Son of Earth
Begotten
Crew
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Harry Duggins
Costume Design, Set Designer
E. Elias Merhige
Director, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography
Noëlle Penraat
Editor
Evan Albam
Original Music Composer
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Movie Stats
Original Title
Begotten
Runtime
72 min
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$33,000
Revenue
--
Popularity
1.1252
Production Companies
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Also known as
Begotten
(original title)
Začet
(croatian title)
Сътворението
(bulgarian title)
Začet
Begotten
Začet
Порожденный
(russian title)
Genres
Fantasy, Horror
Release Dates (US)
April 30, 1990
San Francisco International Film Festival
(Premiere)
June 5, 1991
Theatrical
External Links
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Keywords (21)
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
disembowelment
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