Suvarna Chakoram
XXY / XXY
Lucía Puenzo
Director's bio
Lucía Puenzo
Lucía Puenzo, born in Buenos Aires in 1976, is both a novelist and filmmaker whose works probe gender, ethics, and power. Her debut XXY (2007) won the Cannes Critics’ Week Grand Prize and established her as a daring voice in Argentine cinema. She went on to direct The Fish Child (2009), The German Doctor (2013), and The Silence of the Sky (2016), while also publishing acclaimed novels.
Synopsis
n a coastal town, 15-year-old Alex, who is intersex, faces pressures from family, a visiting surgeon, and a boy whose desire complicates identity and consent. The film confronts stigma and medicalization while honoring Alex’s agency
Details of Cast
Inés Efrón – Alex, Ricardo Darín – Kraken, Valeria Bertuccelli – Suli, Martín Piroyansky – Álvaro, Germán Palacios – Ramiro, Carolina Peleritti – Erika
Details of Crew
Natasha Braier – Cinematography, Alex Zito – Editing, Andrés Goldstein – Music, Daniel Tarrab – Music
Producer Details
Luis Puenzo, José María Morales, Fabienne Vonier
Writer Details
Lucía Puenzo, Sergio Bizzio
Stills
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Abouna
1998
Flowers of Shanghai
2004
Days of Santiago
2014
Refugiado
2007
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2017
Wajib
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Parviz
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- Ritwik Ghatak Centenary (4)
- Youssef Chahine Retrospective (3)
- Contemporary Filmmaker in Focus: Garin Nugroho (5)
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