Eunuchs: India's Third Gender

Eunuchs: India's Third Gender

"Hijras. Eunuchs. Transgender."
  • 1998
  • 0 hr 51 min
  •  0  (0)
  •   Released

This extraordinary film explores the twilight world of India's eunuchs who both exploit and bewail their ill-defined status within society. The eunuchs introduce a special world, where for them divinity and daily life alternate in the flash of an exquisitely made-up eye. A 3,600-strong ancient sect who claim to be descended from the gods live in relative luxury. Other Indian men explain why they too underwent painful castration.

Eunuchs: India's Third Gender
Description
This extraordinary film explores the twilight world of India's eunuchs who both exploit and bewail their ill-defined status within society. The eunuchs introduce a special world, where for them divinity and daily life alternate in the flash of an exquisitely made-up eye. A 3,600-strong ancient sect who claim to be descended from the gods live in relative luxury. Other Indian men explain why they too underwent painful castration.
  • Release Date
    1998
  • Runtime
    0 hr 51 min
  • Language
    en
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