'' Mysterious Skin '' is a 2004 coming-of-age drama film directed by Gregg Araki , who also wrote the screenplay based on Scott Heim 's 1995 novel of the same name . The film is Araki 's eighth , premiering at the 61st Venice International Film Festival in 2004 , although it was not more widely distributed until 2005
61st Venice International Film Festival
61st Venice International Film Festival
Mysterious Skin