Begotten

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Begotten

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Directed by E. Elias Merhige
Produced by E. Elias Merhige
Written by E. Elias Merhige
Starring Brian Salzberg
Donna Dempsey
Stephen Charles Barry
Music by Evan Albam
Cinematography E. Elias Merhige
Release date(s) USA June 5, 1991
Running time 78 min.
Country USA
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Begotten is a 1991 Experimental/horror film, directed and written by E. Elias Merhige.

The film heavily deals with religion and the biblical story of earth creation. But as Merhige revealed during Q&A sessions, its primary inspiration was a near death experience he had when he was 19, after a car crash. The film features no dialogue, but rather uses harsh and uncompromising images of human pain and suffering to tell its tale.

Mehrige also revealed in Q&A sessions that he would like this film to be the first of a trilogy. He is however experiencing difficulties getting proper funding for such uncompromising and uncommercial projects, and it is unknown if/when the two other films will ever be made.

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