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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Volker SpenglerElvira Weishaupt | Elvira Weishaupt |
 Ingrid CavenZora la rouge | Zora la rouge |
 Gottfried JohnAnton Saitz | Anton Saitz |
 Elisabeth TrissenaarIrene Weishaupt | Irene Weishaupt |
 Eva MattesMarie-Ann | Marie-Ann |
 Günther KaufmannChauffeur | Chauffeur |
 Lilo PempeitSchwester Gudrun | Schwester Gudrun |
 Isolde BarthSybille | Sybille |
 Karl ScheydtHacker | Hacker |
 Walter BockmayerSeelen-Frieda | Seelen-Frieda |
| GGerhard ZwerenzBurghard Hauser | Burghard Hauser |
| PPeter KollekSaeufer | Saeufer |
| BBob DorsaySelbstmörder | Selbstmörder |
| JJanez BermezOskar Pleitgen (uncredited) | Oskar Pleitgen (uncredited) |
 Rainer Werner FassbinderSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| GGünther HolzapfelAngestellter H. H. Brei (uncredited) | Angestellter H. H. Brei (uncredited) |
 Ursula LilligPutzfrau (uncredited) | Putzfrau (uncredited) |
 Augusto PinochetSelf (archive footage) (uncredited) | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |