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Begotten

Name: Begotten
Director: E. Elias Merhige
Genre: Body Horror, Occult
Released: 1991
Duration: 1 h 12 min
Cast: Brian Salzberg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry

1991US72 minE. Elias Merhige

Body Horror Occult Arthouse Surreal 90s Horror

SYNOPSIS

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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BEGOTTEN theatrical trailer

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