XXY
Wed 9 Jul 2008 8pm
Cert 15, 86 mins Dir: Nadine Labaki Argentina/Spain/France 2007
XXY, Lucía Puenzo’s accomplished debut.
XXY explores the painful search for gender identity of Alex, a hermaphrodite, as she enters adolescence and is pressured by her parents to ‘choose’. Stylishly shot, XXY discerningly explores its themes with little embellishment. The film’s most surprising feature is its directness and lack of judgment as it addresses this complicated, emotional issue. Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. In Spanish with English subtitles.
£7 (£5.50 Members)