---
title: 'XXY (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Lucía Puenzo'
released: '2007-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 87
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Argentina'
  - 'France'
  - 'Spain'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/xxy-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0995829/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# XXY (2007)

2007 · 87 min · Drama · Argentina, France, Spain


## Synopsis

XXY is a 2007 drama film written and directed by Lucía Puenzo and starring Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Inés Efron and Martín Piroyansky. Based on the short story Cinismo (Cynicism), included in the book Chicos (Boys) by author Sergio Bizzio, the film tells the story of a 15-year-old intersex person, the way her family copes with her condition and the ultimate decision that she must eventually make as she struggles to define her own gender identity within a society that expects certain behaviors from every individual.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Lucía Puenzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucia-puenzo)
- **Screenplay:** [Lucía Puenzo](https://cinepixo.com/people/lucia-puenzo), [Sergio Bizzio](https://cinepixo.com/people/sergio-bizzio)
- **Producer:** [José María Morales](https://cinepixo.com/people/jose-maria-morales)
- **Director of Photography:** [Natasha Braier](https://cinepixo.com/people/natasha-braier)

## Cast

- [Valeria Bertuccelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/valeria-bertuccelli)
- [Carolina Peleritti](https://cinepixo.com/people/carolina-peleritti)
- [Luciano Nóbile](https://cinepixo.com/people/luciano-nobile)
- [Martín Piroyansky](https://cinepixo.com/people/martin-piroyansky)
- [César Troncoso](https://cinepixo.com/people/cesar-troncoso)
- [Ailín Salas](https://cinepixo.com/people/ailin-salas)
- [Guillermo Pfening](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-pfening)
- [Inés Efron](https://cinepixo.com/people/ines-efron)
- [Julián Tello](https://cinepixo.com/people/julian-tello)
- [Germán Palacios](https://cinepixo.com/people/german-palacios)
- [Ricardo Darín](https://cinepixo.com/people/ricardo-darin)
- [Jean Pierre Reguerraz](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-reguerraz)
- [Guillermo Angelelli](https://cinepixo.com/people/guillermo-angelelli)

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