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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Synopsis:

Adapted from the hit off-Broadway musical of the same name, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is the tale of an "internationally ignored" rock & roll singer who hails from Communist Berlin and who dreams of becoming an American sensation. Hedwig (John Cameron Mitchell), born a boy named Hansel, is raised by a single mother (Alberta Watson) who wishes to see her son do better than his poverty-stricken family. Some years later, Hansel is attracted to a good-looking American G.I., who promises a better life overseas for young Hansel, under one condition: that he undergo a sex-change operation to become a fully functional female whom he can then marry.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: John Cameron Mitchell
  • Studio: Killer Films, New Line Cinema
  • Year: 2001
  • Run Time: 95 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for sexual content and language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Comedy Drama, Musical
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2001 07 20 (USA - Limited)

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