Otto; or, Up with Dead People (2008) movie poster

Otto; or, Up with Dead People

2008 ·1h 34m · ★ 5.3 (51)

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.

Why it matters

Horror DNA

Gore
28
Slow Burn
66
Psychological
29
Supernatural
0
Creature
18
Disturbing
83
Fun Factor
50
Cerebral
99
Survival
17
Zombie

Content Warnings

Taboo ContentBody HorrorDehumanization

Phobia triggers

TMDB Keywords

berlin, germanygay themehomophobia

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