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Eunuchs: India's Third Gender

"Hijras. Eunuchs. Transgender."

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.

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Release DateSeptember 26, 1998
StatusReleased
Original TitleEunuchs: India's Third Gender
Runtime 51min
Budget
Revenue
LanguageEnglish, Hindi
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBC Elstree
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