A new one from Argentina, “XXY,” is a serious film about a difficult issue. In bringing this issue up and looking at it sensitively, the movie succeeds. Problem is, the film isn’t about much else ...
Klinefelter syndrome is a genetic condition in which a boy is born with an extra X chromosome. Instead of the typical XY chromosomes in men, they have XXY, so this condition is also called XXY ...
“XXY,” an Argentinean film by debuting director Lucia Puenzo, rises to the challenge of its difficult sexual subject matter. The story of a young hermaphrodite who’s not sure if she’s emotionally a ...
Though it’s as sullen and damp-grey as its morose 15-year-old protagonist, Argentinean filmmaker Lucia Puenzo‘s directorial debut “XXY” doesn’t really get inside the mind of young Alex as much as ...
A sensitive, earnest first film from Argentine director Lucia Puenzo, XXY concerns an intersex child who has reached an age when, despite the support of family and friends, the fact of having two ...
Lucia Puenzo'sfirst feature XXYhas been selected as the Argentinian submission for the foreign-language film category at next year's Academy Awards. The $1.2m Argentinian-French-Spanish co-production, ...
When Portuguese archaeologists unearthed the skeleton of a remarkably tall man who lived more than 1,000 years ago, they assumed he was too tall to be a local. Researchers analysed the DNA and bones ...
Argentinian film “XXY” won the Golden Kinnaree award at the Bangkok Intl. Film Festival on Saturday. Chinese pic “Lost in Beijing” took home the special jury prize and James Lee’s “Before We Fall In ...
The story of a rare Calico Cat, Josie, has gone viral on TikTok after user @xxycalico shared it on the platform with a video montage of the feline. While the adoption story of Josie is heart-warming, ...