“Who do you become when you can't be yourself?”
Pariah
6.8
166 votes·2011
·1h 26m
·MovieDrama
Overview
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
Commercial Verdict
Average
Revenue vs Budget1.5x
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Modest returns after marketing costs
Keywords
identitycoming of agefemale homosexualitydyjeteenage sexualitylgbtlgbt teenwoman directorblack lgbtlesbianteenager
Cast
Adepero Oduye
Alike
Pernell Walker
Laura
Aasha Davis
Bina
Charles Parnell
Arthur
Sahra Mellesse
Sharonda
Kim Wayans
Audrey
Shamika Cotton
Candace
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Mack
Afton Williamson
Mika
Zabryna Guevara
Mrs. Alvarado
Kim Sykes
Mrs. Singletary
Rob Morgan
Sock
Nina Daniels
Gina (AKA Butch Woman)
Jeremie Harris
Bina's Boyfriend
Chanté Lewis
Fast Girl #1
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