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XXY is a 2007 Argentine drama film written and directed by Lucía Puenzo and starring Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Inés Efron and Martín Piroyansky. Based on the short story Cinismo ( Cynicism ), included in the book Chicos ( Boys) by author Sergio Bizzio, the film tells the story of a 15-year-old intersex person, the way her family ...
May 2, 2008 · XXY: Directed by Lucía Puenzo. With Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Germán Palacios, Carolina Pelleritti. The story of an intersex fifteen-year-old. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition.
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- Drama, Romance
- Lucía Puenzo
- 2008-05-02
Rent XXY on Prime Video, or buy it on Prime Video. This sharp directorial debut by Lucia Puenzo treats the challenging subject of intersexuality with intelligence and sensitivity. Alex, a 15-year...
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- Ricardo Darín
- Lucía Puenzo
- Drama, LGBTQ+
Aug 25, 2020 · Brief Synopsis. For just about everybody, adolescence means having to confront a number of choices and life decisions, but rarely any as monumental as the one facing 15 year-old Alex who was born an intersex child. As Alex begins to explore her sexuality, her mother invites friends from Buenos Aires to come for a v.
- Lucia Puenzo
- Ricardo Darin
Sep 4, 2008 · Roger Ebert September 04, 2008. Tweet. Surrounded by family members, Alex (Ines Efron, center) nestles on a blanket-covered cot in the Argentine film "XXY." Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Alex was born with both male and female sex organs. Although "reassignment" surgery was considered after birth, she has lived as a woman until the ...
Jan 27, 2008 · 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. Lucía Puenzo. Director, Screenplay. Sergio Bizzio.
An intersexed child who's been living as a girl begins exploring her sexual orientation in her teen years, meeting both hostility and compassion. Watch trailers & learn more.