Hedwig, born a boy named Hansel in East Berlin, fell in love with an American G.I. and underwent a sex-change operation in order to marry him and flee to the West. Unfortunately, nothing worked out quite as it was supposed to – years later, Hedwig is leading her rock band on a tour of the U.S., telling her life story through a series of concerts at Bilgewater Inn seafood restaurants. Her tour dates coincide with those of arena-rock star Tommy Gnosis, a wide-eyed boy who once loved Hedwig… but then left with all her songs.
Release Date: 31 August 2001Runtime: 95 min
Stars:
- Alberta Watson
- Andrea Martin
- Ben Mayer-Goodman
- Ermes Blarasin
- Gene Pyrz
- John Cameron Mitchell
- Karen Hines
- Maurice Dean Wint
- Max Toulch
- Michael Aronov
- Michael Pitt
- Miriam Shor
- Rob Campbell
- Stephen Trask
- Theodore Liscinski
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
