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Otto; or, Up with Dead People
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Otto; or, Up with Dead People

2008-01-19 · 94 min · ★ 5.3

Drama · Horror · Comedy

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.

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Directors
Bruce LaBruce
Production companies
Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion, Existential Crisis Production Inc.
Countries
Canada, Germany
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 11,295

Top Cast

Jey CrisfarJey CrisfarOtto
Katharina KlewinghausKatharina KlewinghausMedea Yarn / Lascivious Ballet Dancer #1
Susanne SachßeSusanne SachßeHella Bent / Lascivious Ballet Dancer #2
Marcel SchluttMarcel SchluttFritz Fritze
Gio Black PeterGio Black PeterRudolf
Guido SommerAdolf
Christophe CheminChristophe CheminMaximilian
Max Di CostanzoAmusement Park Zombie #1
Nicholas Fox RicciardiYoung Man in Hooded Sweatshirt
Keith BöhmMan in a Suit and Hat
Olivia BarthWoman in a Black Burqa / Woman on Subway #1
Stephanie HeinrichStephanie HeinrichOld Woman
John Edward HeysOld Man
Orion ZombieAmusement Park Zombie #2
John WlochHeadstone Shop Owner
Elliat Graney-SauckeWoman on Subway #2
Ramin FarhadiYoung Boy on Subway
Nicolas KoenigsknechtMan on Subway #1
Daniel GrotheGay Boy on Subway #1
Émile DunichaudGay Boy on Subway #2

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