Musical comedy drama based on John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask's 1998 stage musical.
East German Hansel falls in love with GI Luther. In order to marry him and leave the East, he undergoes genital surgery, which is botched and leaves him with a one-inch stump.
The day Luther leaves now-Hedwig is also the day the Wall comes down. Furious, she forms a rock band, which sets her up for further betrayal.