Mysterious Skin (2004)
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A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.
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100
This thoughtful, troubling drama is leagues above the sensationalistic stuff Araki peddled in earlier films.
90
A gorgeous, heartbreaking and utterly convincing work of art.
88
New York Post
Not for the squeamish, but it is a beautifully crafted and thoughtful film that genuinely provokes.
80
Village Voice
With remarkable directness and composure, it shatters the myth of childhood innocence and the deathless taboo of prepubescent sexuality.
70
Variety
By turns spiky and lyrical, this unsettling drama will be anathema to many audiences, but is bound to be a provocative, talked-about release.
