WU Cinema Presents: XXY

The moody, surreal “XXY” explores the world of Alex (Inés Efron), an intersex teenager born with both male and female sex organs navigating the treacherous emotional and hormonal rapids of uncertain gender.

Dir. Lucia Puenzo
Argentina. 2007
91 mins
In Spanish with English subtitles.

Most adolescents confront tough choices and life decisions, but rarely any as monumental as the one facing fifteen-year-old Alex, who was born an intersex child. As Alex begins to explore her sexuality, her mother invites friends from Buenos Aires to come for a visit at their house on the gorgeous Uruguayan shore. Alex is immediately attracted to a young man, which adds yet another level of complexity to her personal search for identity, and forces both families to face their worst fears.

2007: Cannes Film Festival: Critics’ Week – Grand Prize. Grand Golden Rail

2007: Valladolid Film Festival – Seminci: Official Selection

2007: Goya Awards: Best Spanish Language Foreign Film

2007: 6 Sur Awards: 6 awards, including Best Film, Director & First Work. 13 Nom.

2007: Ariel Awards: Best Latin-American Film

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