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A haunting evocation of the emotional and political lives of a family of eunuchs living in the margins of today's India.
Leave your thoughts about Bombay Eunuch.
| Film ThreatPhil Hall"Bombay Eunuch" (if you pardon the pun) just doesn't cut it. |
| TV Guide MagazineKen FoxIt's nothing less than an examination of the very meaning of family. |
| New York PostJonathan ForemanThe result is a remarkably beguiling documentary, on a number of levels. |
| Chicago ReaderTed ShenShiva'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. |
| VarietyDennis HarveyFlavorsome package vividly captures Bombay slum life, neither neglecting nor overemphasizing the bawdy, drag-queenish flamboyance hijiras bring to its mix. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe film offers a concise history of hijras, who used to officiate at births, weddings and other religious rituals. |
| Chicago TribuneMichael WilmingtonA 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. |
| Village VoiceDennis LimA happy ending of sorts arrives out of nowhere -- against unfathomable odds, the string of awful ironies ends, for now, with sweet justice. |