26.11.25, 20:30, Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)

Wigs out, time to get head! A botched operation, a broken heart and a rock band with more attitude than audience. This glam rock odyssey begins in a squat in East Berlin and ends on an improvised stage in an American seafood chain.

Our title character Hedwig (half diva, half punk singer) tells her life story in sharp monologues and mercilessly catchy songs, somewhere between Bowie, Brecht and Botox. What follows is a tour full of glitter, inner turmoil and bittersweet melancholy. Her ex, a successful rock star, plays her songs to sold-out venues; Hedwig sings them in fast food bars, but steals just as many hearts. Beneath her peroxide wig and theatrical bravado lies a character who is both mythical and poignantly human.

Based on the cult musical by John Cameron Mitchell (who also directs and stars in the lead role), Hedwig and the Angry Inch is a queer classic about gender, loss and the desire to be seen on one's own terms. With animations, wigs, pouting lips and poetry, Hedwig delivers a tragicomic sledgehammer blow in 4/4 time.

This screening will be introduced by musical fanatic Billie Thiessen. During several musical numbers, the film will be brought to life in flamboyant fashion with live drag performances by Haas, Monsieur Moyenne and Young Leo.