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XXY

XXY

Drama · 2007

Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.

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XXY

“Our sex makes us men and women ...or both”

2007 Drama 1h 26m

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6.8 / 10

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Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.

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Directed by

Lucía Puenzo

Written by

Lucía Puenzo

Inés Efrón

Inés Efrón

Alex

Martín Piroyansky

Martín Piroyansky

Álvaro

Ricardo Darín

Ricardo Darín

Kraken

Valeria Bertuccelli

Valeria Bertuccelli

Suli

Germán Palacios

Germán Palacios

Ramiro

Carolina Peleritti

Carolina Peleritti

Erika

Guillermo Angelelli

Guillermo Angelelli

Juan

Court is in session

Put XXY on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Ambition earns the room.”

The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Importance has entered the chat.”

The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.