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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

An anatomically incorrect rock odyssey

20017.41h 35m

Overview

Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Written by John Cameron Mitchell, Stephen Trask
Produced by Pamela Koffler, Christine Vachon, Katie Roumel
Box OfficeBudget: $6.0MRevenue: $3.7M

Top Cast

John Cameron Mitchell

John Cameron Mitchell

Hedwig

Miriam Shor

Miriam Shor

Yitzhak

Stephen Trask

Stephen Trask

Skszp

T

Theodore Liscinski

Jacek

Rob Campbell

Rob Campbell

Krzysztof

Michael Aronov

Michael Aronov

Schlatko

Andrea Martin

Andrea Martin

Phyllis Stein

B

Ben Mayer-Goodman

Hansel - 6 years old

Alberta Watson

Alberta Watson

Hansel's Mom

Gene Pyrz

Gene Pyrz

Hansel's Dad

Themes & Keywords

transvestismtranssexualitysingerglam rocklgbtself identityrock odysseymilitary bratrestaurant chainlgbt in the militarychild molestationtheatrical managernonbinary director

About Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a comedy, music, drama film released in 2001 exploring themes of transvestism, transsexuality, singer, glam rock, lgbt, self identity. Directed by John Cameron Mitchell, it stars John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask. Raised a boy in East Berlin, Hedwig undergoes a personal transformation in order to emigrate to the U.S., where she reinvents herself as an 'internationally ignored' but divinely talented rock diva, inhabiting a 'beautiful gender of one'.

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