The story of an intersex fifteen-year-old. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition.
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| Ricardo Darín | ... |
Kraken
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| Valeria Bertuccelli | ... |
Suli
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| Germán Palacios | ... |
Ramiro
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| Carolina Pelleritti | ... |
Erika
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| Martín Piroyansky | ... |
Alvaro
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| Inés Efron | ... |
Alex
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| Guillermo Angelelli | ... |
Juan
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| César Troncoso | ... |
Washington
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| Jean Pierre Reguerraz | ... |
Esteban
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Ailín Salas | ... |
Roberta
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Luciano Nóbile | ... |
Vando
(as Luciano Martín Nóbile)
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Lucas Escariz | ... |
Saul
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Directed by
| Lucía Puenzo | ||
Written by
| Lucía Puenzo | ... | (screenplay) |
| Sergio Bizzio | ... | (short story "Cinismo") |
Produced by
| José María Morales | ... | producer |
| Carla Pelligra | ... | assistant producer |
| Luis Puenzo | ... | producer |
| Fernando Sirianni | ... | executive producer |
| Fabienne Vonier | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| Andrés Goldstein | ... | co-composer |
| Daniel Tarrab | ... | co-composer |
Cinematography by
| Natasha Braier | ||
Editing by
| Hugo Primero | ||
| Alex Zito | ||
Editorial Department
| Pedro Lozano | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Luisina Rampoldi | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Norma Angeleri | ||
Production Design by
| Roberto Samuelle | ||
Costume Design by
| Manu Morales | ||
| Luisina Troncoso | ||
Makeup Department
| Ricardo Fasán | ... | hair stylist (as Ricardo Fassan) |
| Beata Wojtowicz | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Gustavo Guido | ... | production manager |
| Nicolás Hoffmann | ... | assistant production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pablo Carnaghi | ... | assistant director: continuity |
| Ezequiel Mosquera | ... | first assistant director |
| Leonardo Petralia | ... | second assistant director |
| Bruno Roberti | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Facundo Paco Girón | ... | boom operator |
| Rodrigo Merolla | ... | sound editor |
| Roberto Migone | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nicolás Scaduto | ... | adr recordist / foley recordist |
| Fernando Soldevila | ... | sound director |
| Marcos Zoppi | ... | foley editor |
Visual Effects by
| Pablo Biondi | ... | digital compositor |
| Juan Casale | ... | lighting and shading (as Juan Ignacio Casale) |
| Paolo Cavalieri | ... | visual effects artist |
| Ignacio Coscia | ... | digital artist |
| Ramiro Gastón Tell | ... | textures |
| Gonzalo Gutierrez 'G.G.' | ... | visual effects director |
| Javier Hernanz Zajara | ... | technical director |
| Muracciole Matias | ... | visual effects producer |
| Javier Mosqueda | ... | scanner operator |
| Emiliano Pernía | ... | digital compositor |
| Sergio Pickelny | ... | digital compositor |
| Juan Pablo Rainieri | ... | digital compositor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Julián Perini | ... | gaffer |
| Nicolás Puenzo | ... | camera operator |
| Sebastián Puenzo | ... | still photographer |
Animation Department
| Gonzalo Ariel Butta | ... | 3d tracking |
| Ramiro Gastón Tell | ... | animator |
| Nahuel Moreno | ... | animator |
Casting Department
| Santiago Masip | ... | casting assistant |
Music Department
| María Laura Bonavita | ... | music: production |
Additional Crew
| Valérie Farthouat | ... | financial controller |
| Philippe Leconte | ... | legal supervisor: France |
| Juan Pablo Pires | ... | line producer |
| Felicitas Raffo | ... | legal advisor |
Production Companies
- Historias Cinematograficas
- Wanda Visión S.A. (in co-production with)
- Pyramide Productions (in co-production with)
- Ministerio de Cultura (with the support of)
- Cinéfondation (with the support of)
- Fonds Sud (with the support of)
Distributors
- Arthaus (2008) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Cirko Film (2007) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Film Movement (2008) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- KOOL Filmdistribution (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Peccadillo Pictures (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Pyramide Distribution (2007) (France) (theatrical)
- Teodora Film (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Xenix Filmdistribution (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Film Movement (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Imovision (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Kojo Pictures (2008) (Australia)
- Manana (2008) (Poland)
- SOMOS Next (2020) (United States) (video)
- Twin Pics (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Kinema Digital (digital grading)
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In a small coastal town of fishermen in Uruguay, the biologist Kraken works and lives in a house at the sea side with his wife Suli and their aggressive fifteen year-old daughter Alex. When Suli welcomes her former best friend Erika that comes with her husband, the surgeon Ramiro and their teenage son Alvaro from Argentina to spend a couple of days with her family, Kraken learns of the real reason for their visit, for Ramiro to operate on Alex. The reason being that Alex was born with both male and female sex organs. During the visit Alex and Alvaro grow closer in attraction to one another and eventually have sexual intercourse which causes even more confusion for the both of them. This film follows this period of time in Alex's life as she deals with constant questions about her gender identification, a pursuit of love and how to cope with her uniqueness. Written by Myria Davis, United States of America |
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| Taglines | El sexo nos hace hombres y mujeres. O las dos cosas. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend Argentina | ARS131,890, 12 Jun 2007 |
Did You Know?
| 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. See more » |
| Goofs | When Alex, Alvaro and Vando are smoking and drinking by the fire, you can see that Alex isn't actually smoking as no smoke comes out of her mouth. She doesn't even open her mouth after one of the puffs. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2018). See more » |
| Quotes |
Alex:
What do you regret the most? Not seeing me again, or not having seen it? See more » |