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A Balasaur Score of 72 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, Metacritic 67/100. Scores higher than 80% of the 3,247 2000s drama movies in this catalog. It runs a compact 1h 26m. Streaming on Tubi.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes83%
Metacritic67/100
330 audience votes
Key crew
- Lucía PuenzoDirector
- Lucía PuenzoScreenplay
- Andrés GoldsteinOriginal Music Composer
- Daniel TarrabOriginal Music Composer
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
Stills
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Themes
transsexualityintersexualitywoman director