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In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

1978 · 124 min · DE · 6.7 (69 votes)
Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder · Starring Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John, Elisabeth Trissenaar, Eva Mattes, Günther Kaufmann · Music Peer Raben
Drama

Elvira Weishaupt, once a burly working-class butcher, has made an enormous sacrifice for love. She has undergone a sex change for a romantic interest who has abandoned her, and she now must struggle to reconcile her past life with her present identity.

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A raw, introspective journey through identity and alienation. This film feels like a lonely, late-night walk through a city that doesn't understand you, grappling with the profound weight of love and loss.

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