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XXY
XXY

XXY

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

Genres

Drama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$2728869

Status

Released

Original Language

Spanish

Runtime

86 mins

Rating

6.9/10

Release Date

14 June 2007

Country

Argentina

Cast

Inés Efrón

Inés Efrón

Alex

Martín Piroyansky

Martín Piroyansky

Álvaro

Ricardo Darín

Ricardo Darín

Kraken

Valeria Bertuccelli

Valeria Bertuccelli

Suli

Germán Palacios

Germán Palacios

Ramiro

Guillermo Angelelli

Guillermo Angelelli

Juan

César Troncoso

César Troncoso

Washington

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Esteban

Luciano Nóbile

Luciano Nóbile

Vando

Lucas Escariz

Lucas Escariz

Saul

Ailín Salas

Ailín Salas

Roberta

Carolina Peleritti

Carolina Peleritti

Erika

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