Eunuchs: India's Third Gender

Sep 26, 1998

0h 51m

★ 0.0

Hijras. Eunuchs. Transgender.

Overview

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.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

BBC Elstree

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Aruna Har Prasad

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