See film XXY at the Hipp until today only

Posted by Rachel Harvey on October 30, 2008 
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XXY, an award winning film about an intersex child, is playing downtown at the Hippodrome now through Thursday, October 30th.

“For just about everybody, adolescence means having to confront a number of choices and life decisions, but rarely any as monumental as the one facing 15-year-old Alex who was born an intersex child. As Alex begins to explore her sexuality, her mother invites friends from Buenos Aires to come for a visit at their house on the gorgeous Uruguayan shore, along with their 16-year-old son Ãlvaro. Alex is immediately attracted to the young man, which adds yet another level of complexity to her personal search for identity. This sharp directorial debut by Lucia Puenzo treats the challenging subject of intersexuality with intelligence and sensitivity. 91mins/ 2007/ Spanish/ subtitles”

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2 Responses to “See film XXY at the Hipp until today only”

  1. emerson on October 30th, 2008 12:52 pm

    I saw it on Sunday. It’s a really interesting, good film. However, the title is slightly incorrect, as Brad pointed out, in that the hermaphrodite (Alex), does it fact not have XXY syndrome. She possess a complete set of both genitalia, which is perhaps functioning. That is how it was explained, at least.
    However, I am sure that the emotions portrayed and felt by families with children with this kind of challenge are spot on.
    It’s definitely worth seeing, both as a film and as a related media to this class.

    I liked it.

  2. Ariel on November 6th, 2008 5:01 pm

    This movie was pretty intense. Also pretty graphic, but it absolutely helps you see into the life of the intersexed child.