XXY
Our sex makes us men and women ...or both
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6/14/2007Runtime
86 minsGenres
Overview
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.
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A quietly urgent coming-of-age story about a teenager navigating the gap between body and self, where small moments of connection are shadowed by social pressure and misunderstanding. The film sits with Alex's uncertainty without rushing toward resolution, creating both intimacy and an undercurrent of isolation.
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