'Hedwig and the Angry Inch' is a movie that enjoys a huge cult following. Although it was made nearly twenty years ago in 2001, it still has the capacity to shock and amaze just as much as it did when it was brand new. This is an intentionally over-the-top comedy drama delivered in the shape of a musical, all set in the world of German glam-rock.
The titular Hedwig is the lead singer of an East German rock band, whose 'angry inch' is the result of a botched vaginoplasty. The idea of the operation was to allow him to escape the oppressive conditions of East Germany and run away to America with his partner, but he's dumped abruptly after the operation fails. He finds solace in the arms of another man named Tommy, only to wake up one day to find that Tommy has left and stolen all of his music.