XXY

2007

1h 26m

Drama

LGBTQ+

List

83%

53 Reviews

Tomatometer

80%

5,000+ Ratings

Audience Score

Alex, a 15-year-old girl with both male and female sexual organs, begins to explore her sexuality. Her mother invites friends from Buenos Aires and their 16-year-old son Alvaro to visit them at their house on the gorgeous Uruguayan shore. Alex is immediately attracted to the young man, which adds yet another level of complexity to her personal search for identity and forces both families to face their worst fears.

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Critics Consensus

This sharp directorial debut by Lucia Puenzo treats the challenging subject of intersexuality with intelligence and sensitivity.

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PridePosterStudios

Films with intersex representation are few and far between, but this could have been better executed.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Audience Member

The movie really captured my imagination. So many issues to deal with for a young woman/man. I liked the movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Amazing movie, what great acting. An such an interesting story. Definitely check this one out. I saw it on Amazon Prime April 2021 and it was a free movie, yippee.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Es una historia muy profunda, dura de ver, pero que resulta ser sentimental.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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david l

XXY is unfortunately overly sensationalist in a couple of graphic, unsubtle sequences, but overall it's an important movie about the rarely portrayed subject of intersex people which features a powerful, wonderful ending, terrific dialogue and a very strong performance from Ines Efron who was also so well cast with her interesting androgynous look. It features a highly important message about excessive obsession about gender in our society and the extreme importance of strong, appropriate parenting.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Audience Member

Captivating and heartwarming story that pits courage and acceptance against judgement and ignorance.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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Lucía Puenzo

Director

Ricardo Darín

Kraken

Valeria Bertuccelli

Suli

Germán Palacios

Ramiro

Carolina Pelleritti

Erika

Martín Piroyansky

Alvaro

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Alyx Vesey

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If it isn't exactly a happy ending, it's at least an acknowledgment that her character will develop long after the credits roll. Sometimes that's the best we can hope for.

Jan 11, 2021

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Hank Sartin

Time Out

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2011

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Melissa Anderson

Time Out

Rated: 3/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Mike Fleming

Southern Voice (Atlanta)

XXY fills a void in cinematic subject matter, and does so with poignancy that leaves viewers thinking long after the credits roll.

May 7, 2023

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Martin Tsai

New York Sun

It’s difficult to buy a message of empowerment when it’s at the expense of someone else’s dignity.

Apr 21, 2023

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Mattie Lucas

From the Front Row

A raw, honest film, sexually frank and deeply insightful, and we are left with the feeling that love and life will defy all bounds, breaking barriers between genders and societal norms.

Jun 6, 2022

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Synopsis

Alex, a 15-year-old girl with both male and female sexual organs, begins to explore her sexuality. Her mother invites friends from Buenos Aires and their 16-year-old son Alvaro to visit them at their house on the gorgeous Uruguayan shore. Alex is immediately attracted to the young man, which adds yet another level of complexity to her personal search for identity and forces both families to face their worst fears.

Director: Lucía Puenzo
Screenwriter: Lucía Puenzo, Sergio Bizzio
Production Co: Historias Cinematograficas Cinemania
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ+
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 11, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA): $46.0K
Runtime: 1h 26m

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