Eunuchs: India's Third Gender 1998 Directed by Michael Yorke
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.
Country
United Kingdom
Production Country
United Kingdom
Gnere
Documentary
Production Company
BBC Elstree
Release Date 26 September 1998
51 mins
