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Otto; or, Up with Dead People

Otto; or, Up with Dead People

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 19, 2008

Runtime

1h 34m

Genres

Drama, Horror, Comedy

User Score

55%

Original Title

Otto; or, Up with Dead People

Director

Bruce LaBruce

Revenue

$11,295

Description

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.