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XXY 2 of 5 Stars
Spanish with English Subtitles
Released: 2 May 2008
Runtime: 86 minutes
Rated: Not Rated

Sadly, all things must come to an end and so we bid a fond farewell to the 2008 Vancouver Queer Film Festival.  Here is our take on the closing gala movie, XXY.

As an intersex teen (someone born with both male and female sexual organs), Alex is at a cross-roads in her life where she feels pressured to make a decision: man or woman.

Having moved to a remote seaside location in Uruguay by her parents to help "protect" Alex from prying eyes and scorn, we are left wondering if this isolation has helped or hindered Alex as she moves towards making that ultimate decision and along the way to exploring her own sexuality.

A scene from the Spanish movie XXY
A scene from the Spanish movie XXY

Visiting Alex and her family one week are plastic surgeon, Ramiro along with his wife Erika and their teenage son, Alvaro.  Ramiro's role as plastic surgeon for Alex once she makes her fateful decision is implied but it is never fully explained.  Also confusing were why Ramiro's wife and son also made the visit to Alex's home.

At one point Alex and Alvaro engage in an awkward sexual moment which was as uncomfortable for these two characters as it was for the audience to watch.  But this is what makes excellent cinema and Director Lucia Puenzo makes the most of this particular scene expertly immersing the audience in the emotions of the characters.

Not without its flaws including a number of characters that are never fully explored, XXY was definitely a bold choice for the closing gala, leaving festival goers with a provocative and rather depressing feature to end what was not only extraordinary but simply the best Vancouver Queer Film Festival to date (take that Jacques Rogge and the International Olympic Committee)!

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