Horror VacuiMovie
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.
About Horror Vacui
Horror Vacui is a 1984 horror movie directed by Rosa von Praunheim.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 25m, production credits from Germany, an original language code of DE.
The credited cast includes Lotti Huber, Joaquin La Habana, Folkert Milster, Friedrich Steinhauer. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
