Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2008)
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Box office
Grossed $2.73M worldwide
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Filming locations
Filmed in Piriápolis
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Setting
Set in Argentina
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Natasha Braier
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Lucía PuenzoScreenplay
- Sergio BizzioBook
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 14, 2007
- Original language
- Spanish
- Revenue
- $2.7M
- Countries
- Argentina, Spain, France
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In the United States
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Cast
Inés EfrónAlex
Martín PiroyanskyÁlvaro
Ricardo DarínKraken
Valeria BertuccelliSuli
Germán PalaciosRamiro
Carolina PelerittiErika
Guillermo AngelelliJuan
César TroncosoWashington
Jean Pierre ReguerrazEsteban
Ailín SalasRoberta
Luciano NóbileVando
Lucas EscarizSaul- Bruno Pereyra
- Diego Pérez Zerpa
- Lucas Severo
- Roberto Anza
- Leticia Beatriz Rodríguez
Julián Tello(voz)
Guillermo Pfening(voz)
Pablo Levy(voz)
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