Mysterious Skin
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Mysterious Skin is a 2004 independent drama film directed by Gregg Araki that explores the long-term psychological effects of childhood sexual abuse on two young men.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mysterious Skin canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| authorOfSourceWork | Scott Heim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mysterious Skin (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Brian Lackey
NERFINISHED
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Neil McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ Neil's mother ⓘ Wendy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Steve Gainer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsDepictionOf |
UFO abduction beliefs
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homosexuality ⓘ male prostitution ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| director | Gregg Araki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Tartan Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | Gregg Araki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmRating |
NC-17 (some releases)
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Not Rated (some releases) ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT-related film
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drama ⓘ independent cinema ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
childhood sexual abuse
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psychological trauma ⓘ repressed memories ⓘ |
| musicBy |
Harold Budd
NERFINISHED
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Robin Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | two young men coping with childhood abuse ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early dramatic performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt
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frank depiction of child sexual abuse and its aftermath ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Venice Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Gregg Araki
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jeff Levy-Hinte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| runningTime | 105 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Gregg Araki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Kansas
NERFINISHED
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New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Bill Sage
NERFINISHED
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Brady Corbet NERFINISHED ⓘ Elisabeth Shue NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Gordon-Levitt NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Lynn Rajskub NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelle Trachtenberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.