Info
Director: Lucía Puenzo
Section: Visiones Latinas
Country: Argentina, Spain
Year: 2007
Language: Spanish
Cast: Inés Efron, Valeria Beruccelli, Ricardo Darin, Martin Piroyansky, German Palacios
18+ (no age rating)
Logline
XXY
Alex is a 15-year-old teenager with a secret. Soon after her birth her parents decide to leave Buenos Aires to make a home out of an isolated wooden cabin tucked away in the dunes of the Uruguayan shoreline. XXY begins with Alex's parents receiving a couple of friends and their 16-year-old son Álvaro from Buenos Aires. Álvaro's father is a plastic surgeon who accepted the invitation because of his medical concern for their friend's daughter. The inevitable attraction between both teenagers forces them all to face their worst fears ... Rumours are spreading around town. Alex gets stared at as if she were a freak. People's fascination with her can become dangerous.