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Otto; or Up with Dead People
Directed by	Bruce LaBruce
Produced by	Bruce LaBruce Jurgen Brüning Jörn Hartmann
Written by	Bruce LaBruce
Starring	Jey Crisfar Marcel Schlutt Nicholas Fox Ricciardi Keith Boehm Olivia Barth
Cinematography	James Carman
Editing by	Jörn Hartmann
Release date(s)	November 7, 2008
Running time	95 min.
Country	Germany Canada
Language	English German

Otto; or Up with Dead People is a 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.

[edit] 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 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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, Othon Mataragas and Ernesto Tomasini.

[edit] External links

• Otto; or Up with Dead People at Allmovie
• Otto; or Up with Dead People at the Internet Movie Database
• Otto; or Up with Dead People at Metacritic
• Otto; or Up with Dead People at Rotten Tomatoes

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