Nina Hagen = Punk + Glory

1999 Documentary ★ 6/10

Released 2/11/1999 (Germany)

📖 Storyline

Nina Hagen was born in East Berlin in 1955, migrated to the West in the mid-70's and became a New Wave Punk rock star in 1978, singing in a screechy growl that shaded into an operatic coloratura. Although she was an enormous European star in the 80's, the movie makes it clear why she never found a commercial foothold in the United States. The connections between opera and rock that seem natural to European audiences had no resonance in the United States. —Ulf Kjell GürNina Hagen was born in East Berlin in 1955, migrated to the West in the mid-70's and became a New Wave Punk rock star in 1978, singing in a screechy growl that shaded into an operatic coloratura. Although she was an enormous European star in the 80's, the movie makes it clear why she never found a commercial foothold in the United States. The connections between opera and rock that seem natural to European audiences had no resonance in the United States. —Ulf Kjell Gür

🎭 Cast & Crew

Director Peter Sempel

Main Star Nina Hagen, Character: Self

Supporting Nina C. Alice (as Self (dvd extra)), Angelyne (as Self), Blixa Bargeld (as Self), Herman Brood (as Self), Otis Hagen Chevalier (as Self), George Clinton (as Self), Thomas D (as Self), Samuel Fuller (as Self), Cosma Shiva Hagen (as Self), Eva-Maria Hagen (as Self), Anthony Kiedis (as Self), Udo Kier (as Self), Klaus Kinski (as Narrator of Nietzsche), Lemmy (as Self), Udo Lindenberg (as Self), Jonas Mekas (as Self), Nam June Paik (as Self)