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Begotten

1991·1h 12m·Unrated
FantasyHorror
IMDb Rating
★ 5.5/10
12,773 votes

Presented in a surreal, gory and entirely visual manner, Begotten tells of the death of religion, the abuse of nature by Man and a nihilistic outlook on what life ultimately is.

Begotten is a 1991 fantasy horror movie directed by E. Elias Merhige, starring Donna Dempsey, James Gandia, Stephen Charles Barry. It holds an IMDb rating of 5.5/10 from 12,773 votes and runs 1h 12m.

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Director
E. Elias Merhige
Stars
Donna Dempsey
James Gandia
Stephen Charles Barry
Brian Salzberg
Details
1991-06-05
72 min
Movie
Unrated
★ United States
Keywords
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