os ome . ▁Those ▁affected ▁with ▁K line fel ter ▁synd rome ▁often ▁do ▁not ▁show ▁highly - visible ▁sympt oms ▁and ▁are ▁not ▁aware ▁of ▁their ▁condition , ▁unless ▁diagn osed ▁later ▁in ▁life ▁( us ually ▁due ▁to ▁infer til ity ). ▁It ▁can ▁be ▁as cert ained ▁throughout ▁the ▁film ▁that ▁the ▁main ▁character ▁has ▁typical ▁female ▁sexual ▁characteristics , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁an ▁en larg ed ▁cl itor is , ▁although ▁this ▁is ▁couple d ▁with ▁an ▁apparent ▁h orm onal ▁regiment ation . ▁ ▁Plot ▁Alex ▁Kra ken ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 5 - year - old ▁inter sex ▁person , ▁born ▁with ▁both ▁male ▁and ▁female ▁gen it als , ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁living ▁and ▁present ing ▁herself ▁as ▁female ▁and ▁using ▁medic ines ▁to ▁suppress ▁mascul ine ▁features , ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁be ard , ▁and ▁to ▁attempt ▁to ▁have ▁more ▁femin ine ▁features . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁movie , ▁Alex ▁has ▁recently ▁stopped ▁taking ▁her ▁medic ation ▁without ▁telling ▁her ▁parents , ▁which ▁will ▁cause ▁her ▁mascul ine ▁features ▁to ▁begin ▁to ▁develop ▁more . ▁ ▁Alex ' s ▁parents ▁moved ▁with ▁her ▁from ▁Argentina ▁to ▁a ▁village ▁by ▁the ▁sea ▁in ▁Uruguay , ▁to ▁avoid ▁the ▁society ' s ▁disc rimin atory ▁views ▁and ▁strict ▁gender ▁expect ations . ▁They ▁wanted ▁to ▁help ▁shelter ▁her ▁from ▁bul lying ▁she ▁was ▁experien cing . ▁Her ▁father , ▁N ést or ▁Kra ken , ▁is ▁a ▁marine ▁bi ologist ▁who ▁has ▁written ▁a