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2 May 2008 (USA) morePlot:
This is the dramatic story of a 15-year-old hermaphrodite. She lives with her parents, who have to cope with the challenges of her medical condition. | full synopsisAwards:
20 wins & 9 nominations moreNewsDesk:
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Supernatural 'Ghosted', doc 'It Came From Kuchar' and Thriller 'El Nino Pez' screen at Outfest 2009 (From pretty-scary. 2 June 2009, 5:58 PM, PDT)
Q&A: The Fish Child
(From Tribeca Film. 30 April 2009, 9:30 AM, PDT)
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A Life Determining Conflict: Who Am I? moreCast
(Credited cast)| Ricardo Darín | ... | Kraken | |
| Valeria Bertuccelli | ... | Suli | |
| Germán Palacios | ... | Ramiro | |
| Carolina Pelleritti | ... | Erika | |
| Martín Piroyansky | ... | Alvaro | |
| Inés Efron | ... | Alex | |
| Guillermo Angelelli | ... | Juan | |
| César Troncoso | ... | Washington | |
| Jean Pierre Reguerraz | ... | Esteban | |
| Ailín Salas | ... | Roberta | |
| Luciano Nóbile | ... | Vando | |
| Lucas Escariz | ... | Saul |
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86 minLanguage:
SpanishColor:
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Argentina:16 | Italy:VM14 | Canada:14A | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | France:Unrated (with warning) | Brazil:16 | Ireland:16 | Norway:11 | UK:15 | Hungary:16 | Belgium:KT | Australia:MA (2008) | Taiwan:R-18 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16 | Poland:15 | USA:Not RatedFilming Locations:
Piriápolis, Maldonado, UruguayFun Stuff
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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. moreFAQ
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The chromosomal abnormality of XXY has been labeled as Klinefelter's Syndrome, hermaphroditism, and Intersex. The 'conception' defect results in a child with both male and female organs and when detected at birth usually results in a decision between physicians and parents to surgically alter the child to be one or the other phenotypic assignments - male or female. In this remarkably sensitive film based on a short story 'Cinismo' by Sergio Bizzio and adapted for the screen by writer/director Lucía Puenzo, XXY becomes a story of understanding and acceptance of a diagnosis by both child and parents and the conflicts such gender variation can present.
Alex (Inés Efron) is the XXY patient of the story, having been raised on the isolated coastline of Uruguay as a girl with the aid of supplemental hormones until age 15, the age when her loving Argentinean parents Kraken (Ricardo Darín) and Suli (Valeria Bertuccelli) have decided she should have her 'offending member' removed, allowing her to become a completely phenotypic female. Alex is deeply conflicted about her situation, refuses to take her medications and enjoys being 'one of the boys' in secret. When Alex's parents invite their surgeon friend Ramiro (Germán Palacios) and his wife Erika (Carolina Pelleritti) to their home to advise them on the surgical alternatives, they are accompanied by their artistic son Alvaro (Martín Piroyansky). There is an attraction between Alex and Alvaro and this ultimately results in a crisis that results in the coming of age and self-acceptance of both youngsters. Lucía Puenzo and her fine cast sensitively explore the interaction between parents and children and the coming to grips with choice of identity. This is yet another challenging and rewarding film from Argentina, one that stands alone as a fine movie, but one that also would be wise to add to the film libraries of high school and college students and of patient resource facilities who deal with problems of gender identity. Highly recommended. Grady Harp