astr ating " ▁her , ▁and ▁allowed ▁her ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁own ▁decision ▁now . ▁Alex ' s ▁father ▁is ▁comfort ed ▁by ▁this ▁conversation ▁and ▁returns ▁to ▁Alex ▁recogn izing ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁older ▁now ▁and ▁must ▁make ▁her ▁own ▁decision . ▁ ▁Later ▁in ▁the ▁movie , ▁three ▁boys ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁sex ually ▁assault ▁Alex ▁by ▁for ci b ly ▁pulling ▁down ▁her ▁p ants ▁to ▁see ▁her ▁gen it als . ▁Alex ▁is ▁embar rass ed ▁and ▁ash amed ▁by ▁this ▁encounter , ▁perpet r ated ▁by ▁the ▁friends ▁of ▁V ando , ▁her ▁ex - friend ▁and ▁likely ▁former ▁rom antic ▁partner . ▁N ést or ▁real izes ▁that ▁reporting ▁this ▁to ▁the ▁police ▁would ▁cause ▁the ▁whole ▁village ▁to ▁know ▁about ▁Alex ' s ▁condition . ▁However , ▁Alex ▁dec ides ▁that ▁it ▁does ▁not ▁matter . ▁Alex ▁also ▁dec ides ▁that ▁she ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁res ume ▁taking ▁medic ines ▁or ▁have ▁an ▁operation . ▁When ▁asked ▁by ▁her ▁father ▁whether ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁choose ▁to ▁be ▁either ▁male ▁or ▁female , ▁Alex ▁rep lies ▁" What ▁if ▁there ▁is ▁nothing ▁to ▁choose ? ". ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁film ▁there ▁are ▁multiple ▁acknowled g ements ▁of ▁the ▁audience ' s ▁curiosity ▁about ▁Alex ' s ▁gen it als . ▁This ▁is ▁seen ▁through ▁the ▁actions ▁of ▁other ▁characters ▁on ▁screen , ▁most ▁not ably ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁boys ▁who ▁assault ▁Alex ▁while ▁she ▁is ▁on ▁the ▁beach . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁film