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69% Critic Match
XXY
“Our sex makes us men and women ...or both”
6.9 / 10• 2007• 1h 26m•NR• Spanish
Drama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Inés Efrón
Alex
Lead
Martín Piroyansky
Álvaro
Ricardo Darín
Kraken
Valeria Bertuccelli
Suli
Germán Palacios
Ramiro
Carolina Peleritti
Erika
Guillermo Angelelli
Juan
César Troncoso
Washington
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lucía Puenzo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. XXY is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
