Bacha Posh. You Will Be a Boy, My Daughter
Description
In Afghanistan, an old tradition allows families without a son to transform one of their daughters into a boy. These little girls, known as bacha posh, spend their early years dressed as boys and are accorded all the privileges and responsibilities of being male-but after puberty, they must revert to the female roles into which they were born. This program follows four girls who temporarily became the sons their parents longed for. Shabina has recently become bacha posh to help her disabled father and seems to be taking it all in stride. For Mariam and Naid, it's time to change back, but both are desperate to hang on to their male identities. Lastly we meet Jack, a bacha posh who refused to change back and who now heads for Europe. What new discoveries will the freedoms of the West invite?
Runtime
52 min
Subjects
- Culture (254)
- Sex and law (30)
- Equality (339)
- Sex (257)
- Child development (475)
- Gender identity (121)
- Sexism (149)
- Adolescence (297)
- Developmental psychology (215)
Geography
Genre
Date of Publication
[2012], c2012
Database
Films on Demand
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