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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.
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... [More]
Starring: Ricardo Darin, Ines Efron, Martin Piroyanski, Jean Pierre Reguerraz
Director: Lucia Puenzo
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Reviews for XXY
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Moody and thoughtful. Full Review |
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3.5/5 |
treats gender issues with a hand so delicate you feel sad for everyone involved Full Review |
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4/5 |
Unexpected and wonderfully thoughtful. Full Review |
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 2.5/5 |
A contrived screenplay dilutes the unique story. Full Review |
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3/4 |
Trim and briskly paced, XXY is sometimes difficult to watch, but Puenzo lets the actors explore a full range of emotions. Full Review |
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The struggles of those around Alex are equally moving. Full Review |
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4/5 |
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 |
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B |
The good news is that this is an intelligent drama that is in no way exploitative. Full Review |
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3.5/4 |
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 |
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B- |
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 |
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3.5/4 |
It is not a message picture, never lectures, contains partial nudity but avoids explicit images and grows into a poignant human drama. Full Review |
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4/4 |
Lucía Puenzo's XXY is as finely crafted as a great work of literature. Full Review |
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B |
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. Full Review |
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B+ |
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 |
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2.5/4 |
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. Full Review |
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2/4 |
...comes off as a well-intentioned yet hopelessly uneven effort... Full Review |
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3/5 |
An engrossing Argentinean film about a 15-year-old intersex youth who struggles with both her masculine and feminine identities. Full Review |
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4/5 |
The most original coming-of-age drama you'll see this year. Full Review |
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