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XXY

XXY

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

20076.91h 26m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lucía Puenzo
Written by Lucía Puenzo, Sergio Bizzio
Produced by José María Morales, Luis Puenzo
Box Office0Revenue: $2.7M

Top Cast

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

César Troncoso

César Troncoso

Washington

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Esteban

Ailín Salas

Ailín Salas

Roberta

Themes & Keywords

transsexualityintersexualitywoman director

About XXY

XXY is a drama film released in 2007 exploring themes of transsexuality, intersexuality, woman director. Directed by Lucía Puenzo, it stars Inés Efrón, Martín Piroyansky, Ricardo Darín. 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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