XXY
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- Synopsis
- Lucia Puenzo's drama XXY probes the psychological aftereffects that adolescent transsexuality can yield. With a name easily applicable to either gender, young teenager Alex (Ines Efron)'s hermaphroditic physiology causes a massive identity crisis and ......
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- Director(s)
- Lucia Puenzo
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- MPAA Rating
- Not Yet Rated
- Runtime
- 91 min.
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San Francisco Chronicle | David WiegandAdd Critic to Favorites
As finely crafted as a great work of literature.Read the full review
Chicago Sun-Times | Roger EbertAdd Critic to Favorites
The shots are beautifully composed, the editing paces the process of self-discovery, the dialogue is spare and heartfelt, the performances are deeply human -- especially by Efron.Read the full review
The New York Times | Stephen HoldenAdd Critic to Favorites
If XXY is imagistically too programmatic (a scene of carrots being sliced is typical of its Freudian heavy-handedness) and devoid of humor, it never seems pruriently exploitative. It sustains an unsettling mood of ambiguity that lingers long after the final credits.Read the full review
