Pariah

Pariah

6.9IMDb Score
Released:2011-12-27
Genre:Drama
Duration:86 min
Director:Dee Rees
Actors:Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse
Production:NorthStar Pictures, Sundial Pictures, Aid + Abet

Overview:

A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.

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