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XXY (2007)

XXY (2007)

Drama

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

Release Date: 2007, June 14
Directors: Lucía Puenzo
Countries: Argentina, Spain, France
Production: Pyramide Films, Historias Cinematográficas, Wanda Visión, Ministerio de Cultura, Cinéfondation, Fonds Sud Cinéma, Cine Argentino, Instituto de la Cinematografía y de las Artes Audiovisuales
Cast: Ricardo Darín, César Troncoso, Jean Pierre Reguerraz, Julián Tello, Ailín Salas, Germán Palacios, Valeria Bertuccelli, Martín Piroyansky, Guillermo Pfening, Inés Efrón, Carolina Peleritti, Luciano Nóbile

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.

Keywords:

woman director intersexuality transsexuality