Ever-present on those pesky “most disturbing movies” lists, Begotten almost became a victim of its own success. The film’s demiurge, God Killing Himself, adorns the covers of the old VHS and DVD releases; the high-contrast black-and-white portrait of a bemasked and bleeding figure clearly invites the black metal crowd, gorehounds, and whoever rented
Faces of Death last week. But anyone looking for cheap, morbid thrills would be confused by the (admittedly still morbid) film’s ambitions. Begotten is a work of...
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