2011 · drama · slow-cinema · cult
Century of Birthing
Directed by Lav Diaz5h 59m2011
An artist struggles to finish his work while a storyline about a cult plays in his head. As the cult spirals towards a fundamentalism that will destroy the world, the artist decides to destroy his muse to redeem the world.
Our read: Century of Birthing (2011) reads as a heavy, slow-burn, inventive drama · slow-cinema · cult entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, slow-burn, measured drama / slow-cinema, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- slow-burn
- intense
- bleak
- signature
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