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XXY (2008)

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Reviews Counted: 39

Fresh: 31

Rotten:8

Average Rating: 6.8/10

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

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins

Genre: Dramas

Theatrical Release:May 2, 2008 Limited

Synopsis: Alex is a 15-year-old teenager with a secret. Soon after her birth her parents decide to leave Buenos Aires to make a home out of an isolated wooden cabin tucked away in the dunes of the Uruguayan... Alex is a 15-year-old teenager with a secret. Soon after her birth her parents decide to leave Buenos Aires to make a home out of an isolated wooden cabin tucked away in the dunes of the Uruguayan shoreline.

XXY begins with Alex´s parents receiving a couple of friends and their 16-year-old son Álvaro from Buenos Aires. Álvaro´s father is a plastic surgeon who accepted the invitation because of his medical concern for their friend´s daughter. The inevitable attraction between both teenagers forces them all to face their worst fears…

Rumors are spreading around town. Alex gets stared at as if she were a freak. People´s fascination with her can become dangerous. --© Official Site
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Starring: Ricardo Darin, Ines Efron, Martin Piroyanski, Jean Pierre Reguerraz

Starring: Ricardo Darin, Ines Efron, Martin Piroyanski, Jean Pierre Reguerraz, Valeria Bertuccelli, German Palacios, Carolina Peleritti, Guillermo Angelelli, Cesar Troncoso

Director: Lucia Puenzo

Director: Lucia Puenzo
Producer: Luis Puenzo, Jose María Morales
Composer: Andres Goldstein, Daniel Tarrab
Studio: Film Movement

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04/23/09
Gerald Peary
Boston Phoenix

Moody and thoughtful.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
12/17/08
J. R. Jones
Chicago Reader
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treats gender issues with a hand so delicate you feel sad for everyone involved

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
11/15/08
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

Unexpected and wonderfully thoughtful.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
10/18/08
Cath Clarke
Guardian [UK]
N/R

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10/18/08
Bob Mondello
NPR.org

A contrived screenplay dilutes the unique story.

Full Review Source: Boxoffice Magazine | comment Comment
10/18/08
Ed Scheid
Boxoffice Magazine

Trim and briskly paced, XXY is sometimes difficult to watch, but Puenzo lets the actors explore a full range of emotions.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
10/18/08
Michael Phillips
Chicago Tribune
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The struggles of those around Alex are equally moving.

Full Review Source: Cinematical | comment Comment
10/18/08
Monika Bartyzel
Cinematical

With 'XXY,' Argentinean writer-director Lucía Puenzo takes what could have been a movie-of-the week subject and instead delivers a thoughtful and deeply moving tale.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
10/13/08
Dan Lybarger
eFilmCritic.com

The good news is that this is an intelligent drama that is in no way exploitative.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
09/26/08
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

XXY is the first film to address intersex identity with graceful compassion, and [director] Puenzo tells Alex's story with simple, honest and forthright integrity.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
09/26/08
Jeff Shannon
Seattle Times

Despite its sometimes creepy tentativeness, XXY succeeds as a meditation on gender and sexuality, one that refuses an easy answer to the question, 'Is it a boy or a girl?'

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
09/26/08
Bill White
Seattle Post-Intelligencer

It is not a message picture, never lectures, contains partial nudity but avoids explicit images and grows into a poignant human drama.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
09/05/08
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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Lucía Puenzo's XXY is as finely crafted as a great work of literature.

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08/01/08
David Wiegand
San Francisco Chronicle
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To the director's credit, what could have been a clinical study or fact-based medical case instead unfolds as a touching coming of age tale focusing on the tender romantic angle.

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06/27/08
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

A tale that could have been handled with condescending simplicity becomes a testament to the flawed but noble humanity of both parents and children.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
05/30/08
Marc Mohan
Oregonian

What ensues between them, both psychologically and sexually, is one of the strangest, most fascinating dysfunctional relationships I've seen in a movie. The acting is outstanding.

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05/22/08
Wesley Morris
Boston Globe
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...comes off as a well-intentioned yet hopelessly uneven effort...

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05/17/08
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

An engrossing Argentinean film about a 15-year-old intersex youth who struggles with both her masculine and feminine identities.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
05/15/08
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

The most original coming-of-age drama you'll see this year.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
05/09/08
Anna Hart
Empire Magazine
 
 
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