Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a 2001 American musical comedy-drama film written for the screen and directed by John Cameron Mitchell. Based on Mitchell's and Stephen Trask's 1998 stage musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, it accompanies Hedwig Robinson, a gay East German rock singer. Hedwig subsequently develops a relationship with a younger man, Tommy, becoming his mentor and musical collaborator, only to have Tommy steal her music and become a rock star. The film follows Hedwig and her backing band, the Angry Inch, as they shadow Tommy's tour, while exploring Hedwig's past and her forced sex reassignment surgery.

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Release date:: January 19, 2001
Director:: John Cameron Mitchell
Cast:: John Cameron Mitchell, Michael Pitt, Andrea Martin, Maurice Dean Wint, Alberta Watson
Genre:: Drama, Musical, LGBTQ-related, Romantic comedy
Country:: United States
Language:: English
Year page:: 2001 in adaptations