"There's a secret at the heart of XXY, but the real mystery is why writer-director Lucía Puenzo insists on unnecessary symbolic gestures for a story otherwise told with delicacy, restraint, and maturity." - Nick Schager

+1 Empathy XP

I'm surprised there aren't more films about hermaphrodites. Just seems like something that would make for compelling viewing... and as XXY proves: it does. This was an excellent, honestly told film that respects its audience, and has a lot of brave performances.

This film is a compassionate depiction of the difficulties and prejudice faced by interesexed youth. Efron's performance as Alex is incredible, the hesitation and anger with which she considers her future sexuality is striking. I was also moved by the difficulties facing the people supporting her as they struggle to make the right choices in support of and possibly for Alex. This isn't a marvelous film, but it is a competent one, and its sensitive issue is presented with a broad perspective.

Engrossing stuff, which has a couple intense moments and an excellent performance by Inés Efron as a young hermaprodite who is trying to figure out who she is and what she wants. It manages to cover its subject matter without lecturing or becoming self-important, and instead looks at it with senstivity and restraint. Impressive.

This delicate and audacious teenage drama is a bit irregular in the second half -- Puenzo sometimes tries to be too tragic instead of realistic --, but keeps you shocked all the way.

Extremely interesting, a story that has never really been put to film before. Good characters, great acting, intense. It went places that I didn't expect it to - I never expected it to be as realistically awkward as it was - but it's probably for the better because of that.

14 Nisan 08, emek sira5 koltuk4, 16:00, 27.ist. film. fest. & ele aldigi hassas ve bir o kadar da zengin ogeler barindiran bir konuyu yeterince iyi isleyemedigini dusunuyorum.

Intersex folks, especially kids have a real hard time getting their story heard and I'm glad such a moving, brilliantly acted film came along to do it. It's brave and uncomfortable and this is reality. Gripping stuff, questioning gender, sexuality, what you think is normal.

Well paced, intriguing story and characters, excellent acting and cinematography; well worth the watch.

Challenging. Very challenging. Like university challenging. Challenging Anika. Challenging.

Good Movie

It's a pretty interesting sexuality overview.

Absolutely amazing story with no beginning or end, a section of a memoir of an amazing set of characters. Beautiful.