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.
Direction
LaBruce's signature blend of porn, politics, and rotting flesh.
Acting
Jey Crisfar's genuinely mournful zombie gaze haunts you.
Cinematography
Grimy Berlin locations shot with unexpected tenderness.
Director
Bruce LaBruce
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of 2000s 'New Queer Cinema' revival, explicitly referencing Fassbinder and Genet's Un Chant d'amour.
Jey Crisfar was cast after LaBruce spotted him in a Montreal club; his actual zombie makeup took four hours daily.
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