With a name easily applicable to either gender, young teenager Alex's (Ines Efron) hermaphroditic physiology causes a massive identity crisis and severe emotional withdrawal. The social problems virtually force Alex and his/her sympathetic parents, Kraken (Ricardo Darín) and Suli (Valeria Bertuchelli) to move to nearby Uruguay. The situation grows increasingly complex when several friends of the family arrive: marrieds Erika (Carolina Pelereti) and Ramiro (German Palacios), a plastic surgeon, and their adolescent son, Alvaro (Martin Piroyanski), whom Alex instantly propositions for sex.
Keywords
- Awarded Queer Movies
- Doing Gender
- Escape to Argentina
- Female Filmmakers
- Gender
- LGBTQIA+
- Only on Sooner (to delate)
- Pride Month
- Queer Romance
- Africa
- Coming of Age
- family
- queer
- the edge
Actors
- Ricardo Darín
- Valeria Bertuccelli
- Inés Efron
- Martín Piroyansky
Director
- Lucía Puenzo
Drama, Queer
1h 27min
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15 year old Alex has a secret – through a fluke of nature she is a hermaphrodite, both boy and girl. The first honest film about the topic.
15 year old Alex has a secret – through a fluke of nature she is a hermaphrodite, both boy and girl. The first honest film about the topic.
With a name easily applicable to either gender, young teenager Alex's (Ines Efron) hermaphroditic physiology causes a massive identity crisis and severe emotional withdrawal. The social problems virtually force Alex and his/her sympathetic parents, Kraken (Ricardo Darín) and Suli (Valeria Bertuchelli) to move to nearby Uruguay. The situation grows increasingly complex when several friends of the family arrive: marrieds Erika (Carolina Pelereti) and Ramiro (German Palacios), a plastic surgeon, and their adolescent son, Alvaro (Martin Piroyanski), whom Alex instantly propositions for sex.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Lucía Puenzo
Cast
Ricardo Darín
Cast
Valeria Bertuccelli
Cast
Inés Efron
Cast
Martín Piroyansky