Begotten1991
Directed by E. Elias Merhige
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The premise
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.
Horror Vault's take
Shot in stark, grain-saturated black and white, Begotten is a wordless, avant-garde vision of cosmic origins rendered as pure nightmare. Primordial figures enact a brutal cycle of destruction and renewal across a barren wasteland, stripping mythology down to its most visceral and primal impulses. Less a conventional film than a moving fever-dream, it challenges the very boundary between cinema and ritual. Viewers expecting narrative will find instead an overwhelming sensory assault rooted in ancient archetypes.
Content: Graphic Gore, Body Horror, Disembowelment, Self-Mutilation, Disturbing Imagery, Depictions Of Cruelty And Brutality, Potentially Triggering Strobing Or Epileptic-Pattern Visuals
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