German title: Mysterious Skin – Unter die Haut Francaise title: Souvenirs dans la peau Spain title: Piel misteriosa Greek title: Ανοιχτή πληγή Russian title: Загадочная кожа Original title: Mysterious Skin
Alternative titles: Anoihti pligi
Drama – USA, Netherlands Production year: 2004 Movie length: 99 minutes
Director: Gregg Araki Writer: Gregg Araki Cinematograph: Steve Gainer Music: Harold Budd
Movie description:
»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 16 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. Based on the acclaimed novel by Scott Heim, »Mysterious Skin« explores the hearts and minds of two very different boys who come to find the key to their future happiness lies in the exorcism of their collective demons.