Otto; or, Up with Dead People (2008)

  • NR
  • 01/19/2008 (US)
  • Drama, Horror, Comedy
  • 1h 34m

Overview

A young zombie named Otto appears on a remote highway. He has no idea where he came from or where he is going. After hitching a ride to Berlin and nesting in an abandoned amusement park, he begins to explore the city. Soon he is discovered by underground filmmaker Medea Yarn, who begins to make a documentary about him with the support of her girlfriend, Hella Bent, and her brother Adolf, who operates the camera. Meanwhile, Medea is still trying to finish Up with Dead People, the epic political-porno-zombie movie that she has been working on for years. She convinces its star, Fritz Fritze, to allow the vulnerable Otto to stay in his guest bedroom. When Otto discovers that he has a wallet that contains information about his past, before he was dead, he begins to remember details about his ex-boyfriend, Rudolf. He arranges to meet him at the schoolyard where they met, with devastating results.

Bruce LaBruce

Director, Writer

Cast

Jey Crisfar's headshot

Jey Crisfar

Otto
Marcel Schlutt's headshot

Marcel Schlutt

Fritz Fritze
Nicholas Fox Ricciardi's headshot

Nicholas Fox Ricciardi

Young Man in Hooded Sweatshirt
Keith Böhm's headshot

Keith Böhm

Man in a Suit and Hat
Olivia Barth's headshot

Olivia Barth

Woman in a Black Burqa / Woman on Subway #1
Christophe Chemin's headshot

Christophe Chemin

Maximilian
Katharina Klewinghaus's headshot

Katharina Klewinghaus

Medea Yarn / Lascivious Ballet Dancer #1
Stephanie Heinrich's headshot

Stephanie Heinrich

Old Woman

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