Mysterious Skin
2005 · 1h 45m · Drama · United States of America, Netherlands · Rated 18 (GB)
Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Written & directed by
Gregg ArakiBased on the novel by
Scott Heim7.6Smart score
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1980s1990salien abductionamnesiabased on novel or bookburied memorieschild abusechildhood sexual abusechild molestationchild sexual abusecoming of ageejaculationgay bargay themehiv/aids epidemichustlerkansas, usalgbtloss of innocencemale homosexualitymale prostitutionmale rapenew york citynose bleedingpedophiliapost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)prostitutionraperepressed memoryrepressed traumasexual assaulttrainertrauma
Rating18 (GB)
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