Genres: Comedy, Music, Drama
Languages: English, German
Year: 2001
Vote: 7.4
Festival & Award: Sundance - Audience Award Dramatic
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
The showmakers
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'.
Indie vibes check
Despite its success, Hedwig and the Angry Inch is considered independent due to its small budget, unconventional storytelling, and grassroots appeal.