Bombay Eunuch

Name: Bombay Eunuch
Genre: Documentary
Released: November 16, 2001
Duration: 71 min
Rating: 63

2001

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Postworks New York | Release Date: November 16, 2001

Summary: An intimate, moving portrait of one eunuch family's struggle to survive in today's changing India.

Director: Alexandra Shiva

Genre(s): Documentary

Runtime: 71 min

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TV Guide Magazine Ken Fox

It's nothing less than an examination of the very meaning of family. Read full review

Jonathan Foreman

The result is a remarkably beguiling documentary, on a number of levels. Read full review

Stephen Holden

The film offers a concise history of hijras, who used to officiate at births, weddings and other religious rituals. Read full review

Ted Shen

Shiva's voice-over narration and the commentary from academics (all in English) are spiked with gender-studies jargon but illuminate the history of this peculiar underclass, over 1.3 million strong, which is beginning to gather political power. Read full review

Jack Mathews

A riveting story. Read full review

Michael Wilmington

A short film with a unique subject matter. But you won't soon forget its people, its places or its sad, surprising revelations about all the sexes. Read full review

Phil Hall

Fairly mundane and frequently boring. Read full review

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