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Mysterious Skin

by french_film_grl

This amazing movie is based on Scott Heim's novel Mysterious Skin. The movie is an exploration into the sensitive and painful issues of childhood sexual abuse. One word can sum this movie up, "Powerful". It is powerful in its message, rawness, emotionality, acting, and its truth.

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, plays the main character Neil, an emotionally detached gay teen who uses sex for money. Brady Corbet, plays the role of Brian, who has so effectively blocked the memory of his sexual abuse, that he has come to believe he may have been abducted by aliens.

Ten years after playing on a little league team together, the boys reunite. When Brian finally finds Neil again, he also finds his chance to unlock life altering secrets that he has been repressing for so long.

This shocking journey of discovery brings some closure to the years of insecurity and wondering Brian has had to endure. However, it also brings bitterness, hatred, anger, and finally acceptance for a chance at a new beginning. These characters are unforgettable. This movie takes no prisoners, and makes no compromises.

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