Dissociative amnesia
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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. | + | '''Psychogenic amnesia''', also known as '''functional''' or '''dissociative amnesia''', is a disorder characterized by abnormal memory functioning in the absence of structural brain damage or a known neurobiological cause; severe cases are very rare. |
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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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| - | ==Plot== | + | |
| - | In 1981 [[Kansas]], eight-year-olds Neil McCormick ([[Chase Ellison]]) and Brian Lackey (George Webster) are [[child sexual abuse|sexually abused]] by their baseball coach ([[Bill Sage]]). | + | |
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| - | Brian reacts to what happens by developing [[psychogenic amnesia]] and blocking out the event, for many years suffering from violent nose bleeds. As Brian grows up he becomes a rather asexual, geekish boy, and glimpses of memories in recurring dreams make him believe he has been [[Abduction phenomenon|abducted by aliens]]. Neil, who had begun developing feelings for older men as a child (after reading his mother's adult magazines and watching his mother perform [[fellatio]] on an older boyfriend of hers), goes on to become a [[prostitute]]. | + | |
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| - | When Brian ([[Brady Corbet]]) turns 19 years old, he meets Neil ([[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]]) for the first time since childhood and they uncover the secrets they share as well as beginning to heal one another. | + | |
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| - | ==Cast== | + | |
| - | *[[Joseph Gordon-Levitt]] as Neil McCormick | + | |
| - | *[[Brady Corbet]] as Brian Lackey | + | |
| - | *[[Michelle Trachtenberg]] as Wendy | + | |
| - | *[[Jeff Licon]] as Eric | + | |
| - | *[[Mary Lynn Rajskub]] as Avalyn Friesen | + | |
| - | *[[Elisabeth Shue]] as Mrs. McCormick | + | |
| - | *[[Chase Ellison]] as 8-year-old Neil McCormick | + | |
| - | *George Webster as 8-year-old Brian Lackey | + | |
| - | *[[Bill Sage]] as Coach | + | |
| - | *Chris Mulkey as Mr. Lackey | + | |
| - | *[[Richard Riehle]] as Charlie | + | |
| - | *[[Kelly Kruger]] as Deborah | + | |
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| - | ==Controversy in Australia== | + | |
| - | The movie has been the subject of some controversy in [[Australia]], where the [[Australian Family Association]] requested a review of its classification, seeking to have the film outlawed due to its depiction of [[pedophilia]]. They suggested that the film could be used by pedophiles for sexual gratification or to help them groom children for [[child sexual abuse|sexual abuse]]. The six-member Classification Review Board voted four-to-two in favour of maintaining an R18+ rating. | + | |
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| - | ==Child actor protection== | + | |
| - | To protect the young actors playing the parts of the abused children, scenes with the children were shot separately from other scenes. Araki has said, “Chase and George had separate scripts from the rest of the cast”. The scenes were then later edited to give the appearance of the abuse happening to the children.<ref>[http://www.ratherronge.co.za/html/sub_content.aspx?reviewid=198 Welcome to Rather Ronge<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> | + | |
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| - | ==See also== | + | |
| - | *''[[Mysterious Skin - Music from the Film]]'' | + | |
| - | *[[List of books portraying paedophilia or sexual abuse of minors]] | + | |
| - | *[[List of films portraying paedophilia or sexual abuse of minors]] | + | |
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Psychogenic amnesia, also known as functional or dissociative amnesia, is a disorder characterized by abnormal memory functioning in the absence of structural brain damage or a known neurobiological cause; severe cases are very rare.
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