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In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

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Overview

Elvira Weishaupt, once a burly working-class butcher, has made an enormous sacrifice for love. She has undergone a sex change for a romantic interest who has abandoned her, and she now must struggle to reconcile her past life with her present identity.

Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Written by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Produced by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
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Top Cast

Volker Spengler

Volker Spengler

Elvira Weishaupt

Ingrid Caven

Ingrid Caven

Zora la rouge

Gottfried John

Gottfried John

Anton Saitz

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Irene Weishaupt

Eva Mattes

Eva Mattes

Marie-Ann

Günther Kaufmann

Günther Kaufmann

Chauffeur

Lilo Pempeit

Lilo Pempeit

Schwester Gudrun

Isolde Barth

Isolde Barth

Sybille

Karl Scheydt

Karl Scheydt

Hacker

Walter Bockmayer

Walter Bockmayer

Seelen-Frieda

Themes & Keywords

frankfurt am main, germanysex changeslaughterhousetranssexuallgbtgay theme

About In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons is a drama film released in 1978 exploring themes of frankfurt am main, germany, sex change, slaughterhouse, transsexual, lgbt, gay theme. Directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder, it stars Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John. Elvira Weishaupt, once a burly working-class butcher, has made an enormous sacrifice for love. She has undergone a sex change for a romantic interest who has abandoned her, and she now must struggle to reconcile her past life with her present identity.

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