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

Otto; or, Up with Dead People

2008
1h 34m
Drama
Horror
Comedy

Status

Released

Release

2008

Runtime

1h 34m

Where to Watch

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Storyline

"Is it possible to come back from the dead?"

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 34m
Jan 19, 2008
Digital Release
Sep 5, 2024
Languages
English
German
Director
Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce
Production
Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion
Jürgen Brüning Filmproduktion
Existential Crisis Production Inc.
Existential Crisis Production Inc.
Production Countries
Canada
Germany

Top Cast

63 Cast Members

Jey Crisfar

Jey Crisfar

Otto

Katharina Klewinghaus

Katharina Klewinghaus

Medea Yarn / Lascivious Ballet Dancer #1

Susanne Sachße

Susanne Sachße

Hella Bent / Lascivious Ballet Dancer #2

Marcel Schlutt

Marcel Schlutt

Fritz Fritze

Gio Black Peter

Gio Black Peter

Rudolf

Guido Sommer

Adolf

Christophe Chemin

Christophe Chemin

Maximilian

Max Di Costanzo

Amusement Park Zombie #1

Nicholas Fox Ricciardi

Young Man in Hooded Sweatshirt

Keith Böhm

Man in a Suit and Hat

Olivia Barth

Woman in a Black Burqa / Woman on Subway #1

Stephanie Heinrich

Stephanie Heinrich

Old Woman

John Edward Heys

Old Man

Orion Zombie

Amusement Park Zombie #2

John Wloch

Headstone Shop Owner

Elliat Graney-Saucke

Woman on Subway #2

Ramin Farhadi

Young Boy on Subway

Nicolas Koenigsknecht

Man on Subway #1

Daniel Grothe

Gay Boy on Subway #1

Émile Dunichaud

Gay Boy on Subway #2

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