Eunuchs: India's Third Gender

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

Genre:

Documentary

Duration:

51 minutes

Year:

1998

Director:

Michael Yorke

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Company:

BBC Elstree

Cast:

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Director

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