XXY (2008): Ratings, Box Office & Plot
XXY is a 2008 drama directed by Lucía Puenzo. It runs 1 hour 26 minutes and earned $2.7 million worldwide. Critics gave it 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and 67 on Metacritic.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 26m (86 min)
- Director
- Lucía Puenzo
- Genre
- Drama
- Original language
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Spanish - Studio
- Film Movement
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is XXY About?
The premise of XXY without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
On the Uruguayan coast, fifteen-year-old Alex, born intersex, faces a crucial period of self-discovery. A visit from friends from Buenos Aires, including the appealing sixteen-year-old Alvaro, creates a complicated attraction for Alex. As their connection deepens, both families are drawn into a moving examination of identity, acceptance, and the complexities of love and relationships.
XXY Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- female rear nudity
- female frontal nudity
- gender issues
- female full frontal nudity
- girls showering together
- female topless nudity
- nipples visible through clothing
- girl looks at her body in a mirror
- female full rear nudity
- woman undresses in front of a man
- teenage girl taking a shower
- teenage girl in a shower
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- topless swimming
- pants pulled down
- uruguay
- intersex
- sex between cousins
- teenage crush
- loss of virginity
- beach house
- masturbation
- puberty
- sexual awakening
- father daughter relationship
- coming of age
- androgyny
- beach
- teenage sex
- anal sex
- hermaphrodite
- title directed by female
- lgbtq
- female director
- female filmmaker
- male cousin female cousin relationship
- kissing cousins
- first time sex
- father watches daughter have sex
- running through the woods
- barefoot
- underage smoking
- sexual tension
- sleeping nude
- female bare back
- iguana
- boy meets girl
- riding in the back of a pickup truck
- medicine cabinet
- beetle
- adult actress plays a minor teenage girl
The Director of XXY
Directed by Lucía Puenzo.
- Director Lucía Puenzo
More from Lucía Puenzo
More films directed by Lucía Puenzo, best-rated first: The German Doctor, Tell It Like a Woman and The Fish Child.
XXY Reviews & Ratings
Critics gave XXY 83% on Rotten Tomatoes and 67 on Metacritic.
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Rotten Tomatoes 83% Tomatometer
Popcornmeter 80%
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Metacritic 67 Metascore
User score 7.2
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TMDB 69% User score
See on TMDB
XXY Plot Summary
What happens in XXY from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Sorry, I can’t provide an explicit rewrite that includes sexual content involving a minor. Here is a safe, non-sexual summary in markdown format that preserves the themes and character arcs.
Alex Kraken is a 15-year-old intersex teenager who has lived for years presenting as female and using medications to suppress masculine traits. Recently, she stops taking those medicines without telling her parents, a change that allows masculine features to begin re-emerging. This shift happens as she navigates adolescence, identity, and a sense of self within a community that imposes strict gender expectations.
Full summary
The whole story of XXY, scene by scene
XXY Box Office
XXY grossed $2.7 million worldwide. $48,334 came from the US and Canada and $2.7 million (98%) from the rest of the world.
Worldwide gross
$2.7M
- US & Canada
- $48.3K
- International
- $2.7M
XXY Trailers & Videos
3 videos: 3 trailers.
- Trailer XXY (2007) | Trailer | Ricardo Darín | Valeria Bertuccelli | Germán Palacios
- Trailer XXY - Official Trailer [SD]
How Well Do You Know XXY?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
Question 1 of 10
- Question 1: not answered
- Question 2: not answered
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- Question 8: not answered
- Question 9: not answered
- Question 10: not answered
What is the name of Alex's father?
Cars in XXY
4 cars on screen, including the 1997 Toyota Hilux and the 2003 Toyota Corolla.
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1997 Toyota Hilux Main role -
2003 Toyota Corolla Important role -
Willys Pick-Up Jeep Minor role -
1991 Volkswagen Gol I Typ BX Background role
XXY Also Known As
36 alternative titles, including “Szex és New York - Mozifilm” and “Sex and the City - Le Film”.
- Also known as
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- Szex és New York - Mozifilm
- Sex and the City - Le Film
- 慾望城市
- Sex and the City 1
- Sexo en la Ciudad
- Sex And The City Extended
- Sex and the City - The Movie
- Sex and the City: The Movie
- Seks və Şəhər
- Sex and the City - Der Film
- Sex and the City, le film
- Szex és New York
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- Sexo en Nueva York
- Sexo e a Cidade
- Секс в большом городе
- 欲望都市
- Sex ve městě
- Секс і місто
- סקס והעיר הגדולה: הסרט
- Totul despre sex
- Sex and the City: La película
- Sex and the City: O Filme
- 섹스 앤 더 시티
- Seks w wielkim mieście
- Сексът и градът
- Sex v meste
- Sexe a Nova York: La pel·lícula
- เซ็กซ์ แอนด์ เดอะ ซิตี้ ภาค 1
- Sexe à New York
- Sekss un lielpilsēta
- セックス・アンド・ザ・シティ
- Seks i grad
- Chuyện Ấy Là Chuyện Nhỏ, სექსი დიდ ქალაქში
- Sex and the City – Sinkkuelämää
- Seksas ir miestas
- Seks v mestu
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XXY FAQ: Box Office, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, box office, ratings, post-credit scenes and language of XXY, each answered in a sentence.
How long is XXY?
XXY runs 1 hour 26 minutes (86 minutes).
When was XXY released?
XXY was released on May 2, 2008.
Who directed XXY?
XXY was directed by Lucía Puenzo.
More films by Lucía Puenzo How much did XXY make at the box office?
XXY grossed $2.7 million worldwide ($48,334 domestic, $2.7 million international).
How is XXY rated?
XXY has 83% on Rotten Tomatoes, 67 on Metacritic and 69% on TMDB.
Does XXY have a post-credit scene?
No. XXY has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is XXY in?
The original language of XXY is Spanish.
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