# Begotten (1991)

> A near-silent descent into primordial creation, bodily ruin, and merciless symbolic violence.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/979

## Facts

- Runtime: 72 min
- Genres: Fantasy, Horror
- Director: E. Elias Merhige
- Cast: Brian Salzburg, Donna Dempsey, Stephen Charles Barry
- TMDB rating: 6.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101420/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: extreme
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: oppressive, surreal, harrowing, late night horror viewing, avant garde film program

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