Mysterious Skin
Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.
Dramapedophilianew york citychild abuseamnesiarapepost-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)based on novel or booktrainerhustlertraumakansas, usacoming of age
A harrowing, intimate exploration of childhood sexual trauma and its long-term psychological aftermath, told through two survivors processing their shared past.
A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
Essence
Ensemble
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Neil McCormick
Brady Corbet
Brian Lackey
Michelle Trachtenberg
Wendy Peterson
Jeffrey Licon
Eric Preston
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Avalyn Friesen
Elisabeth Shue
Mrs. McCormick
Lisa Long
Mrs. Lackey
Bill Sage
Coach
Chase Ellison
Neil (Age 8)
George Webster
Brian (Age 8)
Riley McGuire
Wendy (Age 11)
Rachael Nastassja Kraft
Deborah (Age 12)
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