For Mysterious Skin, the novel, see Scott Heim. For Mysterious Skin, the play, see Prince Gomolvilas.
Mysterious Skin
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Gregg Araki
Screenplay by
Gregg Araki
Based on
Mysterious Skin by Scott Heim
Produced by
Gregg Araki
Starring
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Brady Corbet
Michelle Trachtenberg
Jeff Licon
Bill Sage
Mary Lynn Rajskub
Elisabeth Shue
Cinematography
Steve Gainer
Edited by
Gregg Araki
Music by
Harold Budd
Robin Guthrie
Production companies
Fortissimo Films
Antidote Films
Desperate Pictures
Distributed by
Tartan Films (United States)
TLA Releasing (United States)
1More Film (Netherlands)
Release dates
September 3, 2004 (2004-09-03) (Venice)
May 6, 2005 (2005-05-06) (United States)
May 25, 2005 (2005-05-25) (Netherlands)
Running time
105 minutes[1]
Countries
United States
Netherlands
Language
English
Box office
$2.1 million[2]
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. One boy becomes a reckless, sexually adventurous sex worker (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt), while the other (Brady Corbet) retreats into a reclusive fantasy of alien abduction.
Mysterious Skin premiered at the 61st Venice International Film Festival in September 2004, moving into wider distribution in May 2005 without a rating. It grossed $2.1 million at the box office and received critical acclaim. Psychologists have praised Mysterious Skin for its accurate depiction of the long-term effects of child sex abuse.
^"Mysterious Skin (18)". British Board of Film Classification. March 9, 2005. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
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