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.
FantasyHorrornihilismnecrophiliapregnancyrazorgoresurrealismwoodsanthropologycrueltybrutalitytranscendencecapture
- Body horror
- Graphic violence
- Suicide or self-harm
- Bleak ending
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Character
Bleak, grave, prestige and formally daring.
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
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Cast
- Brian SalzburgGod Killing Himself
- Donna DempseyMother Earth
- Stephen Charles BarrySon of Earth
Crew
- E. Elias MerhigeDirector
- E. Elias MerhigeScreenplay
- E. Elias MerhigeDirector of Photography
- Evan AlbamOriginal Music Composer
- Noëlle PenraatEditor
- E. Elias MerhigeProducer
Pairings
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Similar in taste
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The Devil All the Time 202047% alikeBoth grave, earnest, overwhelming; this one is more unpretentious.
Too Old to Die Young 201953% alikeSeries · Both grave, bleak, overwhelming.
True Detective 201451% alikeSeries · Both earnest, grave, overwhelming.
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