Once upon a time in Kansas

I went to see Mysterious Skin today. I had planned to do it for a while but nobody wanted to go with me. Eventually I went by myself...

This movie intrigued me (an American NC-17 rated movie, go figure!) and of course I knew that Michelle Trachtenberg (our little Dawn from Buffy) was in it, so I had two good excuses to see it! 

This film is about the aftermath of pedophilia, but it has nothing to do with Almodovar's La Mala Educacion (which wasn't a bad movie btw, and whose main subject wasn't actually child abuse).

This is the story of two boys living in some small town in Kansas. Brian and Neil. First we are introduced to little Brian, the blonde kid, hidden behind his huge glasses. His nose is bleeding and Brian's voice (off) tells us that he lost 5 hours of his life that day...when he was 8. Then came Neil, the dark haired kid with his huge and beautiful blue eyes. There's a connection between both guys whose journeys we are going to follow. They played in the same baseball team when they were 8, and they shared the same coach.

This is a film to see if you want to think and to be moved at the same time.

This is a film to see if you want to know Neil...

( Spoilers within )