Mysterious Skin (2004)
- Directed by
- Gregg Araki
- Genre
- LGBTQ-related film, coming-of-age film, drama film, teen film
- Country
- United States, Netherlands
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 1,304 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two teenage boys reckon with the long-term effects of sexual abuse they experienced as children. One becomes a detached sex worker while the other constructs a fantasy involving aliens to cope with his trauma.
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What happens
Mysterious Skin is a 2004 coming-of-age drama film written, produced, and directed by Gregg Araki, adapted from Scott Heim's 1995 novel of the same name. The film tells the story of two pre-adolescent boys who both experienced sexual abuse, and how it affects their lives in different ways into their young adulthood. One boy becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), while the other (Brady Corbet) retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction. Mysterious Skin premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival in September 2004, moving into wider distribution in May 2005 without a rating. It grossed $2.1 million at the box office and received critical acclaim. Psychologists have praised Mysterious Skin for its accurate depiction of the long-term effects of child sexual abuse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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