XXY
2007·Drama·1h 26m
7.0
★
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
transsexuality
intersexuality
woman director
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Cast
Inés Efrón
Alex
Martín Piroyansky
Álvaro
Ricardo Darín
Kraken
Valeria Bertuccelli
Suli
Germán Palacios
Ramiro
Carolina Peleritti
Erika
Guillermo Angelelli
Juan
César Troncoso
Washington
Jean Pierre Reguerraz
Esteban
Ailín Salas
Roberta
Luciano Nóbile
Vando
Lucas Escariz
Saul
Crew
Lucía Puenzo
Director
Lucía Puenzo
Screenplay
Andrés Goldstein
Original Music Composer
Daniel Tarrab
Original Music Composer
Alex Zito
Editor
Natasha Braier
Director of Photography
José María Morales
Producer
Luis Puenzo
Producer
Fernando Sirianni
Executive Producer
Norma Angeleri
Casting
Fernando Soldevila
Sound Director
Felicitas Raffo
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57 reviews
tom harf
7.0★ · 04/06/26
tardé media hora en darme cuenta que era piro (está igual a un excompañero del secundario, me sacó un poco)
tardé media hora en darme cuenta que era piro (está igual a un excompañero del secundario, me sacó un poco)
Melissa Lomeli
7.0★ · 03/04/26
no se que pensar pero me gusto que la familia de Alex la haya aceptado tal como es
no se que pensar pero me gusto que la familia de Alex la haya aceptado tal como es
Noah
6.0★ · 02/12/26
Too many thoughts will update later
I appreciate Kraken throughout this movie for being understanding. Seeking out another intersex person was very sweet and it made me happy to see a transitioned person living a happy life with a family. Alex’s behavior is frustrating and confusing and their relationship with Alvaro is lost on me. I don’t understand how either of them treat each other.
Alvaro’s talk with his father is sad and prompts the idea of a second queer person in this film — during it, my class laughed, and this was lost on me too. It was really heartbreaking in a way that surprised me
I appreciate Kraken throughout this movie for being understanding. Seeking out another intersex person was very sweet and it made me happy to see a transitioned person living a happy life with a family. Alex’s behavior is frustrating and confusing and their relationship with Alvaro is lost on me. I don’t understand how either of them treat each other.
Alvaro’s talk with his father is sad and prompts the idea of a second queer person in this film — during it, my class laughed, and this was lost on me too. It was really heartbreaking in a way that surprised me
Too many thoughts will update later
I appreciate Kraken throughout this movie for being understanding. Seeking out another intersex person was very sweet and it made me happy to see a transitioned person living a happy life with a family. Alex’s behavior is frustrating and confusing and their relationship with Alvaro is lost on me. I don’t understand how either of them treat each other.
Alvaro’s talk with his father is sad and prompts the idea of a second queer person in this film — during it, my class laughed, and this was lost on me too. It was really heartbreaking in a way that surprised me
I appreciate Kraken throughout this movie for being understanding. Seeking out another intersex person was very sweet and it made me happy to see a transitioned person living a happy life with a family. Alex’s behavior is frustrating and confusing and their relationship with Alvaro is lost on me. I don’t understand how either of them treat each other.
Alvaro’s talk with his father is sad and prompts the idea of a second queer person in this film — during it, my class laughed, and this was lost on me too. It was really heartbreaking in a way that surprised me
lenka
4.0★ · 12/23/25
this movie felt very lifeless, the story was too rushed but the movie was too slow.
they had a good idea ig? but a bad execution
they had a good idea ig? but a bad execution
this movie felt very lifeless, the story was too rushed but the movie was too slow.
they had a good idea ig? but a bad execution
they had a good idea ig? but a bad execution
Zlatia
5.0★ · 09/04/25
I appreciate 𝘟𝘟𝘠 as a good start for the first movie watched in my Sex In Cinema class --
Sex, as a noun, exists beyond a societal binary, and this fact deserves to be represented in popular media, cinema, and culture.
However, I literally had this discussion in my Creative Writing course right before this class; a work of fiction, whether it be film or a story, is absolutely dreadful without a relatable or likeable character.
The performances in this were great in the sense that they were believable and accurate to the emotion portrayed. I guess it would be the script and direction style that I have a problem with. Okay, you have two insufferable leads -- one who's always angry and one who's a dumb mouth-breather.
Oh, but one is gay, the other one is intersex! See, that's why they're always crashing out on screen.
There's no depth there. It's the angsty, confusing teenager that is trying to discover their identity, and as the viewer, we see nothing more of them as a person except for their rollercoaster of madness while trying to discover who they are. It offers some good exposition and substance for about 15 minutes. But 90 minutes of that is too much.
And do I need to even mention the sex scene?? It was so graphic considering the fact that the main character is literally 15 years old and the whole thing was poorly timed and directed.
Like, sure, this was a believable movie with some strong ideas, but a movie shouldn't exist to just be believable, it should exist to sway judgement, elicit critical thought, and leave the viewer taking away something that they'll hold onto.
Too bad. It was mediocre.
Sex, as a noun, exists beyond a societal binary, and this fact deserves to be represented in popular media, cinema, and culture.
However, I literally had this discussion in my Creative Writing course right before this class; a work of fiction, whether it be film or a story, is absolutely dreadful without a relatable or likeable character.
The performances in this were great in the sense that they were believable and accurate to the emotion portrayed. I guess it would be the script and direction style that I have a problem with. Okay, you have two insufferable leads -- one who's always angry and one who's a dumb mouth-breather.
Oh, but one is gay, the other one is intersex! See, that's why they're always crashing out on screen.
There's no depth there. It's the angsty, confusing teenager that is trying to discover their identity, and as the viewer, we see nothing more of them as a person except for their rollercoaster of madness while trying to discover who they are. It offers some good exposition and substance for about 15 minutes. But 90 minutes of that is too much.
And do I need to even mention the sex scene?? It was so graphic considering the fact that the main character is literally 15 years old and the whole thing was poorly timed and directed.
Like, sure, this was a believable movie with some strong ideas, but a movie shouldn't exist to just be believable, it should exist to sway judgement, elicit critical thought, and leave the viewer taking away something that they'll hold onto.
Too bad. It was mediocre.
I appreciate 𝘟𝘟𝘠 as a good start for the first movie watched in my Sex In Cinema class --
Sex, as a noun, exists beyond a societal binary, and this fact deserves to be represented in popular media, cinema, and culture.
However, I literally had this discussion in my Creative Writing course right before this class; a work of fiction, whether it be film or a story, is absolutely dreadful without a relatable or likeable character.
The performances in this were great in the sense that they were believable and accurate to the emotion portrayed. I guess it would be the script and direction style that I have a problem with. Okay, you have two insufferable leads -- one who's always angry and one who's a dumb mouth-breather.
Oh, but one is gay, the other one is intersex! See, that's why they're always crashing out on screen.
There's no depth there. It's the angsty, confusing teenager that is trying to discover their identity, and as the viewer, we see nothing more of them as a person except for their rollercoaster of madness while trying to discover who they are. It offers some good exposition and substance for about 15 minutes. But 90 minutes of that is too much.
And do I need to even mention the sex scene?? It was so graphic considering the fact that the main character is literally 15 years old and the whole thing was poorly timed and directed.
Like, sure, this was a believable movie with some strong ideas, but a movie shouldn't exist to just be believable, it should exist to sway judgement, elicit critical thought, and leave the viewer taking away something that they'll hold onto.
Too bad. It was mediocre.
Sex, as a noun, exists beyond a societal binary, and this fact deserves to be represented in popular media, cinema, and culture.
However, I literally had this discussion in my Creative Writing course right before this class; a work of fiction, whether it be film or a story, is absolutely dreadful without a relatable or likeable character.
The performances in this were great in the sense that they were believable and accurate to the emotion portrayed. I guess it would be the script and direction style that I have a problem with. Okay, you have two insufferable leads -- one who's always angry and one who's a dumb mouth-breather.
Oh, but one is gay, the other one is intersex! See, that's why they're always crashing out on screen.
There's no depth there. It's the angsty, confusing teenager that is trying to discover their identity, and as the viewer, we see nothing more of them as a person except for their rollercoaster of madness while trying to discover who they are. It offers some good exposition and substance for about 15 minutes. But 90 minutes of that is too much.
And do I need to even mention the sex scene?? It was so graphic considering the fact that the main character is literally 15 years old and the whole thing was poorly timed and directed.
Like, sure, this was a believable movie with some strong ideas, but a movie shouldn't exist to just be believable, it should exist to sway judgement, elicit critical thought, and leave the viewer taking away something that they'll hold onto.
Too bad. It was mediocre.