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Horror Vacui (German: Horror Vacui - Die Angst vor der Leere ) is a 1984 German film directed by Rosa von Praunheim. 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.
Original Release
09/27/1984
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lotti Huber | Madame C |
Joaquin La Habana | |
Folkert Milster | Frank |
Friedrich Steinhauer | Friedrich |
Günter Thews | |
Ingrid van Bergen | Journalistin |
Tom Vogt | Hannes |
Directors
Writers
Cecil Brown, Marianne Enzensberger, Rosa von Praunheim
Cast
Name | Character |
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Lotti Huber | Madame C |
Joaquin La Habana | |
Folkert Milster | Frank |
Friedrich Steinhauer | Friedrich |
Günter Thews | |
Ingrid van Bergen | Journalistin |
Tom Vogt | Hannes |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Renée Gundelach | Executive Producer |
Rosa von Praunheim | Producer |
Joachim von Mengershausen | Producer |