Begotten is a 1989 American experimental horror film written and directed by E. Elias Merhige. It stars the largely unknown actors Brian Salsberg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry and members of Merhige's theatre company Theatreofmaterial. Its unconventional narrative depicts the suicide of a godlike figure and the births of Mother Earth and the Son of Earth who undertake on a journey across a dying world with tragic results.
Begotten (1991)
Directed by E. Elias Merhige
Genres - Avant-garde / Experimental, Fantasy, Horror |
Sub-Genres - Experimental Film |
Release Date - Jun 5, 1991 |
Run Time - 78 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - NR
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Movie Info
Budget
$33,000
Themes
Tags
Cult, Cult Film, Desolation, Din Of Celestial Birds, Elias Merhige, Gore, Independent Film, Merhige, Mind-Bending/Experimental, Mother Earth, Necrophilia, Nihilism, No Dialogue, Razor, Self Mutilation, Supernatural/Monsters, Surrealism, Transcendence, Turner Classic Movies, Woods
Attributes
Subject: supernatural
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Alternate Titles
Begotten
AU, CA, FR, DE, GB, US
Začet
BA, HR, RS
Порожденный
, RU, SU
Сътворението
BG
ベゴッテン
JP