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Hedwig and the Angry Inch
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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001-07-20 · 95 min · ★ 7.5

Comedy · Music · Drama

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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Directors
John Cameron Mitchell
Production companies
New Line Cinema, Killer Films
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 6,000,000
Revenue
USD 3,660,081

Top Cast

John Cameron MitchellJohn Cameron MitchellHedwig
Miriam ShorMiriam ShorYitzhak
Stephen TraskStephen TraskSkszp
Theodore LiscinskiJacek
Rob CampbellRob CampbellKrzysztof
Michael AronovMichael AronovSchlatko
Andrea MartinAndrea MartinPhyllis Stein
Ben Mayer-GoodmanHansel - 6 years old
Alberta WatsonAlberta WatsonHansel's Mom
Gene PyrzGene PyrzHansel's Dad
Michael PittMichael PittTommy Gnosis
Karen HinesKaren HinesTommy's Publicist
Max ToulchGoth Menses Boy
Maurice Dean WintMaurice Dean WintSgt. Luther Robinson
Ermes BlarasinFat Man
Sook-Yin LeeSook-Yin LeeKwahng-Yi
Maggie MooreMaggie MooreTrailer Park Neighbor
Renate OptionsTranny Hooker
Taylor AbrahamseTaylor AbrahamseSinging Boy (uncredited)
Thérèse DePrezLaundromat Customer (uncredited)

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