简介：基于北印度社会，从它对所谓“男性气质”的定义和追求探讨宗教暴力的心理起源。 Inthistwo-partfilm,prominentdocumentarymakerAnandPatwardhanboldlyquestionsthenotionofmanhood,exploringthepossibilitythattheoriginsofwar,violenceandterrorlieinmaleinsecurity.Inthefirstpart,PatwardhanexaminestheeffectsofpatriarchyonthelivesofwomenbylookingattheHindulegacyofsati,inwhichthewifeissacrificedonherhusband’sfuneralpyre,andtheroleoffireinupper-castepurifyingritualsandtheBombayRiotsoftheearly1990s.Thisissetagainstasmallgroupof“firefighters”frombothHinduandMuslimbackgrounds,opposinggenderdiscriminationandviolence. Whatpatriarchydoestomenisexaminedinthesecondpart,whichanalysesmanhoodinthecontextofreligiousstrife.Hindumythology,forexample,supportsthebeliefthatMuslimsbroughtviolence,destructionandrapetothesubcontinent.Today,theseteachingscontinuetoevokefeelingsofrevenge,angerandreligiousintolerance.Theimperativetobe“realmen”,sharedbybothreligions,inevitablyincitesacycleofviolence.Thedirectorfoughtacourtbattlelastingmorethanadecadetogethisfilmairedwithoutcensorshipinhiscountry. 源自：https://www.idfa.nl/en/film/0da46277-5106-4d6f-b41a-2b56b969dc17/father-son-and-holy-war…