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Horror Vacui

1984•1h 25m•

★4.6(7 ratings)

Horror

Overview

Shot in a neo-expressionist style, the film is a satire on cults of any kind. The plot follows Frankie and Hannes, a young gay couple living in Berlin. One is studying art and the other medicine. Their happy life is disrupted when Frankie attends a lecture and quickly becomes involved in a sinister cult operating as a self-help group called “Optimal Optimism”. Madame C, a former Nazi party member, is the leader of Optimal Optimism. When the cult members discovers that Frankie is gay, he is repeatedly raped by both men and women of the group. Hannes must find a way to rescue him.

Director

Rosa von Praunheim

Writers

Rosa von Praunheim, Cecil Brown, Marianne Enzensberger

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Main Cast

Lotti Huber

Joaquin La Habana

Folkert Milster

Friedrich Steinhauer

Movies

Horror

Horror Vacui

1984•1h 25m•

★4.6(7 ratings)

Horror

Overview

Director

Rosa von Praunheim

Writers

Rosa von Praunheim, Cecil Brown, Marianne Enzensberger

Watchlist

Main Cast

Lotti Huber

Joaquin La Habana

Folkert Milster

Friedrich Steinhauer

Günter Thews

Ingrid van Bergen

Tom Vogt

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Rosa von Praunheim

Writing

Writer: Rosa von Praunheim
Writer: Cecil Brown
Writer: Marianne Enzensberger

Music & Sound

Music: Marran Gosov

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Elfi Mikesch

Keywords

lgbt

Did You Know?

The runtime is 85 minutes (1h 25m).

The film was directed by Rosa von Praunheim.

The screenplay was written by Rosa von Praunheim and Cecil Brown.

Cinematography was handled by Elfi Mikesch.

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0087424.

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Rating

4.6/10

Mixed

7 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Horror Vacui

Status:

Released

Language:

Deutsch

Country of Origin:

Germany

Production Companies:

Rosa von Praunheim Filmproduktion

WDR

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