Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.
Acting
Inés Efrón's silence speaks louder than any dialogue.
Cinematography
Uruguay's coastline as claustrophobic pressure cooker.
Direction
Puenzo never lets you feel comfortable as voyeur.
Director
Lucía Puenzo
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Inés Efrón was 22 playing 15; she and Puenzo worked extensively with intersex consultants to avoid exploitative tropes.
The title refers to chromosomal patterns—XXY being the intersex karyotype, not 'extra' but differently complete. Released when Argentina became Latin America's trans rights leader.
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