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XXY

2007 · film · AR, ES, FR

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Directed by: Lucía Puenzo

Starring: Inés Efrón, Martín Piroyansky, Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Germán Palacios, Carolina Peleritti

Runtime: 86 min

Why it mattersAI-assisted

XXY is a film about an intersex teenager. It matters as it explores gender identity

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  1. synopsis — 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.
  2. credit — Directed by Lucía Puenzo.

Synopsis

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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