Synopsis
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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Cast
- Jey CrisfarOtto
- Marcel SchluttFritz Fritze
- Nicholas Fox RicciardiYoung Man in Hooded Sweatshirt
- Keith BöhmMan in a Suit and Hat
- Olivia BarthWoman in a Black Burqa / Woman on Subway #1
- Christophe CheminMaximilian
- Katharina KlewinghausMedea Yarn / Lascivious Ballet Dancer #1
- Stephanie HeinrichOld Woman
- John Edward HeysOld Man
- Max Di CostanzoAmusement Park Zombie #1
Recommendations
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The New York Times
One of the more disciplined entries in the LaBruce oeuvre, Otto is sexy and silly in just the right proportions, a cult item with a real heart. - 50
New York Post
LaBruce devotees will be tickled pink; others will be perplexed and/or disgusted. - 20
Variety
Meandering at the same draggy pace as its titular gay zombie, eroto-horror-satire mixes movie-within-a-movie machinations with graphic sex scenes that will titillate anyone who's ever wanted to see someone shagging an open wound. - 0
Village Voice
Campy but not comical, reactionary but not very clever, LaBruce's film is best saved for those tickled by the sight of homo-zombie orgies or the hardcore penetration of an open wound.
