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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 as children, and how it affects their lives in different ways into their young adulthood.
Two boys from Kansas, one abused by a coach and one abducted by aliens, face the consequences of their past in adulthood. IMDb provides cast, crew, reviews, trivia, awards, and more for this 2004 film by Gregg Araki.
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Watch the 2004 drama film Mysterious Skin, based on Scott Heim's novel, about two boys who experienced a strange event as children. The film explores their different coping mechanisms and sexual identities as adults.
Summaries. Two pre-adolescent boys both experienced a strange event and later it affects their lives in different ways. One becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous prostitute, while the other retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
Gregg Araki's riveting drama, based on a novel by Scott Heim, brings together two unlikely heroes (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet): a young man who...
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May 6, 2005 · Mysterious Skin is a 2005 film based on a novel by Scott Heim, directed by Gregg Araki and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Brady Corbet. It explores the impact of childhood sexual abuse on two boys' lives and their search for identity and happiness.