XXY

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Theatrical Release Date:

05/02/2008

DVD Release Date:

10/14/2008

Run Time:

86min.

Starring:

Ines Flores , Ricardo Darín , Inés Efron , Martin Piroyanski , German Palacios

Director(s):

Lucía Puenzo

Distributor(s):

Film Movement

MPAA Rating:

Not Rated

Genre(s):

Drama

Plot: 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's (Ines Efron) hermaphroditic physiology causes a massive identity crisis and ... Read More

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