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Mysterious Skin
Why this pick
Like L.I.E., it follows damaged adolescent boys negotiating sexuality, friendship and adult exploitation, with an intimate, unsensational emotional directness.
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MOVIE2001 1h 37m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Howie Blitzer is deeply affected by the death of his mother in a car accident on the Long Island Expressway. His situation is exacerbated by his acrimonious relationship with his distant father Marty, who brought a trophy girlfriend into the house less than a month after his wife's death. Howie's only solace is the company of his best friend Gary, a juvenile delinquent and Male prostitute. Although Gary is attracted to Howie, Howie is unsure of his own sexual orientation. They have two other friends their age, one of whom has an incestuous relationship with his sister. The four boys routinely break into neighborhood houses.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Brian Cox
Big John Harrigan
Billy Kay
Gary
James Costa
Kevin Cole
Tony Michael Donnelly
Brian
Chance Kelly
Prison Guard
Paul Dano
Howie Blitzer
Bruce Altman
Marty Blitzer
Adam LeFevre
Elliot