Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa

Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa

Release date : August 6, 1999
Runtime : 51m
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Director : Heather Croall /
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An exploration of the Samoan faafafine, boys who are raised as girls, who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture. In the past they have shared women's traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens. Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity.
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  • title:Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1999
  • Runtime:51m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin:
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  • Director: Heather Croall /
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  • Overview:An exploration of the Samoan faafafine, boys who are raised as girls, who fulfill a traditional role in Samoan culture. In the past they have shared women's traditional work but today are becoming more westernized and look more like drag queens. Several anthropologists comment on the phenomenon examining issues of culture and gender and the complexities of sexual identity.
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