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.
Key facts
Cast
Inés Efrón, Martín Piroyansky, Ricardo Darín, Valeria Bertuccelli, Germán Palacios, Carolina Peleritti, Guillermo Angelelli, César Troncoso
Original language
Spanish
First release
June 14, 2007 (Argentina)
Production companies
Cinéfondation
Setting
Argentina
Filming locations
Piriápolis
Crew
Screenplay
Lucía Puenzo
Producer
José María Morales, Luis Puenzo
Cinematography
Natasha Braier
Editing
Alex Zito, Hugo Primero
Music
Andrés Goldstein, Daniel Tarrab
Trailer
Stills
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Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Argentina | June 14, 2007 |
| Theatrical | Italy | June 22, 2007 |
| Theatrical | France | December 26, 2007 |
| Theatrical | Spain | January 11, 2008 |
| Theatrical | United States | January 27, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Australia | March 16, 2008 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | May 9, 2008 |
| Streaming | Ireland | May 9, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Germany | June 26, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Colombia | July 18, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | October 17, 2008 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
Full credits
| Director | Lucía Puenzo |
| Cast | Inés Efrón (Alex), Martín Piroyansky (Álvaro), Ricardo Darín (Kraken), Valeria Bertuccelli (Suli), Germán Palacios (Ramiro), Carolina Peleritti (Erika), Guillermo Angelelli (Juan), César Troncoso (Washington), Jean Pierre Reguerraz (Esteban), Ailín Salas (Roberta), Luciano Nóbile (Vando), Lucas Escariz (Saul), Bruno Pereyra, Diego Pérez Zerpa, Lucas Severo, Roberto Anza, Leticia Beatriz Rodríguez, Julián Tello ((voz)), Guillermo Pfening ((voz)), Pablo Levy ((voz)) |
| Screenplay | Lucía Puenzo |
| Producer | José María Morales, Luis Puenzo |
| Executive producer | Fernando Sirianni, Miguel Morales |
| Cinematography | Natasha Braier |
| Editing | Alex Zito, Hugo Primero |
| Music | Andrés Goldstein, Daniel Tarrab |
| Production design | Roberto Samuelle |
| Costumes | Luisina Troncoso, Manuel Morales |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
