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Hedwig and the Angry Inch

2001 · 95 min

A raw, glittering rock odyssey that swings between hilarious and heartbreaking, pulling you into its defiant, messy search for wholeness.

Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell
Genres: Comedy, Music, Drama
Starring: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask

Tagline: An anatomically incorrect rock odyssey.
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'.

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Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell
Genres: Comedy, Music, Drama
Starring: John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask

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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
love
isolation
betrayal
freedom
Places: big city
small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
musical
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	5
Tension	4
Darkness	6
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	8

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