In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

In a Year with 13 Moons

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In a Year with 13 Moons

1978

2h 4m

6.6(85 votes)

Drama

Overview

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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11 members

Acting

Volker Spengler

Elvira Weishaupt

Volker Spengler

Acting

Ingrid Caven

Zora la rouge

Ingrid Caven

Acting

Gottfried John

Anton Saitz

Gottfried John

Acting

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Irene Weishaupt

Elisabeth Trissenaar

Acting

Eva Mattes

Marie-Ann

Eva Mattes

Acting

Günther Kaufmann

Chauffeur

Günther Kaufmann

Acting

Lilo Pempeit

Schwester Gudrun

Lilo Pempeit

Acting

Isolde Barth

Sybille

Isolde Barth

Acting

Karl Scheydt

Hacker

Karl Scheydt

Directing

Walter Bockmayer

Seelen-Frieda

Walter Bockmayer

Acting

Gerhard Zwerenz

Burghard Hauser

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