Yes. More sad than 75% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is XXY easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does XXY end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

XXY

Name: XXY
Genre: Drama
Released: 2007
Duration: 86 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Inés Efrón, Martín Piroyansky, Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Germán Palacios

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

Directed by Lucía Puenzo

Produced by Pyramide Films, Historias Cinematográficas

200786 min6.9 / 10

A thoughtful, intimate coming-of-age drama that grapples with identity, desire, and self-determination through the eyes of an intersexed teenager navigating family, sexuality, and social pressure.

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.

Clusters

Love Under Social Pressure Slow Character Dramas Coping With Grief Loneliness and Longing Gender and Sexual Identity

Genres

Drama

Keywords

Transsexuality Intersexuality Woman Director

Where to watch

Questions people ask

Is XXY sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is XXY violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is XXY easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 60% of films.
Does XXY end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is XXY scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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