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XXY (2007) -- A drama centered on a 15-year-old hermaphrodite.

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User Rating:
7.4/10   2,472 votes
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Director:
Lucía Puenzo
Writers:
Sergio Bizzio (short story "Cinismo")
Lucía Puenzo (writer)
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Release Date:
2 May 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
This is the dramatic story of a 15-year-old hermaphrodite. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition. | full synopsis
Awards:
20 wins & 9 nominations more
User Comments:
Unusual film that at least tackles the thorny subject of being born Intersex more

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
XXY (International: English title) (UK) (USA)
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Runtime:
86 min
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital

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Trivia:
On September 27, 2007, XXY was chosen to represent Argentina at the Oscars, for the Best Foreign Language Film category. In a rare sweep, it was also chosen to represent Argentina at Spain's Goya Awards, for Best Foreign Film in Spanish. The tradition has been for two separate films to be sent to one of the awards each. The runner-up this year, in both cases, was La señal (2007), also starring (and co-directed by) Ricardo Darín. more

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2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
Unusual film that at least tackles the thorny subject of being born Intersex, 23 November 2008
7/10
Author: susanna_uk from United Kingdom

An interesting movie that explores the issue of intersex identity and the subsequent difficult relationships that such people my encounter - most because of the polarized perspective of most sis-gendered people...

The movie tried a little too hard though IMHO and the edgy feel to the locations, family dynamics and relationships explored in this movie doesn't really lend itself to opening up this subject to the audience.

In short - it fell short of my expectations of delivering a good movie on the subject of intersex people and how this impacts upon their lives and the people around them. I'd like to see this movie done in a typical 'Suburbia' setting which can then explore the social issues and attitudes more openly and really challenge what people think upon the subject.

This is an area that many people are still very stigmatized for (despite the fact that 1 in 2000 babies are born with an intersex condition!) to such an extent that the subject is not one that is readily discussed in public at all!!! The dirth of movies on this subject is also testament to the difficulty of the subject.

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