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Otto; or Up with Dead People Directed by Bruce LaBruce Produced by Bruce LaBruce
Jurgen Brüning
Jörn HartmannWritten by Bruce LaBruce Starring Jey Crisfar
Marcel Schlutt
Nicholas Fox Ricciardi
Keith Boehm
Olivia BarthCinematography James Carman Editing by Jörn Hartmann Release date(s) November 7, 2008 Running time 95 min. Country Germany
CanadaLanguage English
GermanBox office $11,295[1] Otto; or Up with Dead People is a 2008 Canadian and German queer cinema horror film. The film was directed by Bruce LaBruce and stars Jey Crisfar, Marcel Schlutt, Nicholas Fox Ricciardi and Gio Black Peter.
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Plot
The film is about a zombie named Otto who hitched a ride to Berlin and begins to explore the city. Otto 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. Medea is trying to finish Up with Dead People, the epic political-porno-zombie movie that she has been working on and convinces its star, Fritz Fritze, to allow the vulnerable Otto to stay in his guest bedroom. Otto discovers that he has a wallet that contains information about his past life, remembering details about his ex-boyfriend, Rudolf. He arranges to meet him at the schoolyard where they met, with devastating results.
Cast
- Jey Crisfar as Otto
- Marcel Schlutt as Fritz Fritze
- Nicholas Fox Ricciardi as Man in Hooded Sweatshirt
- Keith Boehm as Man in a Suit and Hat
- Olivia Barth as Woman in Black Burga
- Christophe Chemin as Maximilian
- Katharina Klewinghaus as Medea Yarn
- Gio Black Peter as Rudolph
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack (released on CD on the Crippled Dick Hot Wax label) contains an eclectic selection of pieces by contemporary musicians. Among them: Antony and the Johnsons, CocoRosie, The Homophones, Othon Mataragas and Ernesto Tomasini.
References
- ^ Otto; or, Up with the Dead People - Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2010-05-27.
External links
Categories:- 2008 films
- Canadian horror films
- German films
- German-language films
- English-language films
- 2000s horror films
- Zombie films
- Films directed by Bruce LaBruce
- Canadian LGBT-related films
- German LGBT-related films
- German horror films
- 2000s horror film stubs
- Canadian film stubs
- German film stubs
- 2000s film stubs
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