Mysterious Skin
2004
***½
Director: Gregg Araki
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brady Corbet, Elisabeth Shue, Michelle Trachtenberg
Two boys suffer a similar dramatic experience when they're eight, but as they grow older the effects of the event are strikingly different. This combination of mystery and human drama unravels piece by piece and it definitely doesn't shun uncomfortable material. The young leading actors give impressive performances. Adapted from Scott Heim's novel.
