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.
the vibe
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What it feels like
slow-burndarkharrowingmind-bendingseriousepicbleak
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Movie1991·72 min
Begotten
Directed by E. Elias Merhige
A fantasy horror film directed by E. Elias Merhige.
◈ CrunchScore
Top 75%
of all movies · weighted by audience size & source agreement
★ TMDB Audience Rating
5.9/10
360 ratings
About Begotten
- Pacing
- Slow-burn (1 of 9)
- Tone
- Dark (2 of 9)
- Intensity
- Harrowing (9 of 9)
- Complexity
- Mind-bending (9 of 9)
- Humor
- Serious (1 of 9)
- Scale
- Epic (9 of 9)
- Spirit
- Bleak (1 of 9)
- Texture
- Unsettling, Gritty
- Story Tags
- faith existentialism, fate destiny, survival of spirit, fantasy mythology, wilderness, strangers forced together, outsider misfit, dream surreal, tragedy arc, body horror, folk horror