If you can get past the disturbing content of this film, you'll find it to be the best film ever written in the sexual abuse genre. Mysterious Skin chronicles the tales of two lost teens who search for meaning in their lives as they cope with their childhood traumas, ranging from child molestation to alien abduction, and, as both boys eventually discover, the mysterious skin of the film's title that is ultimately their own.
"The summer I was eight years old, five hours disappeared from my life. Five hours, lost, gone without a trace."
These are the words of Brian Lackey, a troubled 18-year-old, growing up in the stiflingly small town of Hutchinson, Kansas. Plagued by nightmares, Brian believes that he may have been the victim of an alien abduction. Local Neil McCormick, however, is the ultimate beautiful outsider. With a loving but promiscuous mother, Neil is wise beyond his years and curious about his developing sexuality, having found what he perceived to be love from his Little League baseball coach at a very early age. Now, ten years later, Neil is a teenage hustler, nonchalant about the dangerous path his life is taking. Neil's pursuit of love leads him to New York City, while Brian's voyage of self discovery leads him to Neil--who helps him to unlock the dark secrets of their past. IMDb
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