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American Eunuchs

Gian Claudio Guiducci and Franco Sacchi (Director, Producer) Format: DVD
2.6 2.6 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
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April 6, 2010 		—
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Genre Documentary
Format NTSC
Contributor Gian Claudio Guiducci and Franco Sacchi
Runtime 1 hour and 14 minutes
Number Of Discs 1

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This documentary investigates the underworld of modern eunuchs in America. Each year in the United States hundreds of men voluntarily choose to be castrated and reinvent their sexual identity for reasons other than sex reassignment. Who are they? What are their motivations? Is it legal? Should men have access to such an irreversible surgery on demand? To answer all these questions American Eunuchs profiles several key characters. In Philadelphia we find Dr Felix Spector, an 84 year old doctor of osteopathic medicine, who has performed castrations in a semi-legal environment for three or four patients a week on average between 1998 and 2001. No questions asked. Credit cards accepted. This documentary also follows George, a pet groomer who is married with children, on the day of his surgery in Philadelphia and several months later at his Maryland home in an attempt to understand his motivations and the impact of the surgery in his life. "Gelding", a eunuch himself and guru to the pseudo-community of castrated men, will tell his story and demonstrate a variety of techniques to castrate animals and men during a calm and lucid conversation by the pool in his house in Florida. The last part of American Eunuchs will take the viewer to the heartland of America. In Joplin, Missouri, Jack, an illegal cutter explains his reasons for risking several years in jail to perform illegal castrations in motel rooms. Does Jack represent today's version of a provider of back alley abortions? The documentary reaches its climax with Michael, one of Jack's patient/victims Michael's sad and moving story raises several issues and forces the viewer to reflect upon our society, the medical system and the complexity of human sexuality.

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches; 1.6 ounces
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ B000HD1PEA
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Gian Claudio Guiducci and Franco Sacchi
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ NTSC
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 14 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ April 6, 2010
  • Producers ‏ : ‎ Gian Claudio Guiducci and Franco Sacchi
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ CustomFlix
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000HD1PEA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
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  • Ray T. Tipton
    1.0 out of 5 stars Very disappointing video
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2014
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    Very simple video with little or no real information. I would have liked to see more medical information and there wasn't a really good operation shown.
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  • Emil Ysona
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good, not great
    Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2007
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    This is a film of interviews of various people involved in elective castration in the the USA: some eunuchs, licensed testicle removers, and unlicensed. I would have liked to have seen more of the operations and close-up shots of the scrotal area.

    Good, but didn't delve deeply enough in the topic.
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  • K. Pattison
    4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting documentary about an unusual topic.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2009
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    There isn't much out in the big wide world about this particular subculture. I wish the film was a little more in-depth, but as an introduction to a very interesting topic, it's good. It follows a few guys, all interested in castration for differing reasons. They're probably not who you expect. I could have listened to a 2 hour film about any single one of them, though. They're all interesting people, for sure.
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