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Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa
Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa
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Paradise Bent: Boys Will Be Girls in Samoa

1999
51m
Documentary

Status

Released

Release

1999

Runtime

51m

Storyline

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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
51m
Aug 6, 1999
Languages
English
Samoan
Director
Heather Croall
Production
SBS
SBS
Re Angle Pictures
Re Angle Pictures
Production Countries
Australia

Top Cast

4 Cast Members

Derek Freeman

Self - Anthropologist

Tania Grey

Self

Jeanette Mageo

Self

Tom Pollard

Self - Anthropologist

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