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LGBTQ South Asians are celebrating Dev Patel's "Monkey Man" for its representation of India's transgender, hijra, community ...

“Monkey Man” is also notable for its portrayal of hijras, India’s third-gender community who consider themselves neither male nor female, said Krishnamurti.

“Monkey Man” is also notable for its portrayal of hijras, India’s third-gender community who consider themselves neither male nor female, said Krishnamurti.

Groups of hijras tend to cohabit, just like in Monkey Man, both out of necessity and for safety, making a living through things like begging, ritual performances, sex work or as servants and cooks.

In Monkey Man, the Hijra are given interior lives. Patel makes sure to highlight the lived joy they experience as a community as they share jokes and music before he explores the violence they suffer.

“Monkey Man”’s costume design was also impressive, highlighting traditional Indian attire. The Hijra, the community of transgender women living exiled from society, show their beautiful dresses, ...

But despite its shortcomings, Monkey Man is engaging throughout its runtime – the novelty of its craft and the provocative politics help the whole film rise above the sum of its parts.