Mysterious Skin

Two boys. One can't remember. The other can't forget.

Plot Summary

Two teenagers with similar childhood traumas cope differently: one becomes a gay hustler and the other obsessed with aliens.

pedophilia

new york city

child abuse

amnesia

rape

post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)

based on novel or book

trainer

hustler

trauma

kansas, usa

coming of age

male homosexuality

male prostitution

alien abduction

prostitution

buried memories

child molestation

repressed memory

childhood sexual abuse

sexual assault

hopeless

1980s

1990s

loss of innocence

repressed trauma

hiv/aids epidemic

child sexual abuse

lgbt interest

nose bleeding

gay bar