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Pariah

Who do you become when you can't be yourself?

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

20111h 26mNRDrama

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About Pariah

Directors
Dee Rees
Cast
Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse, Kim Wayans
Genres
Drama
Content rating
NR
Original language
English
Production countries
United States of America
Status
Released

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