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Horror Vacui
Horror Vacui

HORROR VACUI

Horror Vacui - Die Angst vor der Leere

Directed by Rosa von Praunheim
West Germany, 1984
Horror, LGBTQ+

Synopsis

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”.

Synopsis

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”.