Mysterious Skin
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| - | '''Fortissimo Films''' is a multi-national [[film producer|film production]], sales and [[film distributor|distribution]] company. The company has been behind such [[East Asian cinema|East Asian films]] as [[Wong Kar-wai]]'s ''[[In the Mood for Love]]'', the [[Cinema of Thailand|Thai films]] ''[[Tears of the Black Tiger]]'' and ''[[Last Life in the Universe]]'', as well as such [[Independent film|independent films]] as ''[[Super Size Me]]'', ''[[Mysterious Skin]]'' and ''[[Shortbus]]''. | + | |
| + | '''''Mysterious Skin''''' is a 2004 film directed by [[California]] [[filmmaker]] [[Gregg Araki]], who also wrote the screenplay based on the 1996 novel of the same name by [[Scott Heim]]. The film is Araki's eighth, debuting at the [[Venice Film Festival]] in 2004, although it was not more widely distributed until 2005. The film received extensive critical acclaim, with an 83% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. | ||
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| + | According to psychologist [[Richard Gartner]], the novel ''Mysterious Skin'' is an uncommonly accurate portrayal of the long-term effect of [[child sexual abuse]] on boys. | ||
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Mysterious Skin is a 2004 film directed by California filmmaker Gregg Araki, who also wrote the screenplay based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Scott Heim. The film is Araki's eighth, debuting at the Venice Film Festival in 2004, although it was not more widely distributed until 2005. The film received extensive critical acclaim, with an 83% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
According to psychologist Richard Gartner, the novel Mysterious Skin is an uncommonly accurate portrayal of the long-term effect of child sexual abuse on boys.
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