13th Annual NCGLFF - Featured Films

Alex is not like other girls. She is a 15-year-old with a secret. She was born an intersex child (with both male and female genitalia). Her parents keep her hidden away at a coastal town in amongst the dunes of the shoreline, buying time before they must decide on a life-threatening operation. When an old family friend arrives from Buenos Aires with his teenage son Alvaro, Alex is immediately attracted to the young man and begins to realize that this visit could change her life forever. As the parents wrestle with the complications that will arise as Alex reaches adulthood, Alex and Alvaro become close, their relationship causing tensions amongst the locals. However, as the parents battle to instill a sense of open-mindedness amongst their society, it is the children who prove themselves to be flexible in understanding the sexual leanings and complexities of others.