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Pariah

  • 20112011
  • RR
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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19,013
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Pariah (2011)
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.-
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A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
7K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
19,013
1,111
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Dee Rees
    • Writer
      • Dee Rees
    • Stars
      • Adepero Oduye
      • Kim Wayans
      • Aasha Davis
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Dee Rees
    • Writer
      • Dee Rees
    • Stars
      • Adepero Oduye
      • Kim Wayans
      • Aasha Davis
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 28User reviews
    • 105Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
    • Awards
      • 13 wins & 30 nominations

    Videos3

    Pariah
    Trailer 2:06
    Pariah
    A Salute to Women Directors
    Clip 5:09
    A Salute to Women Directors
    A Salute to Black Directors
    Clip 4:16
    A Salute to Black Directors

    Photos58

    Pernell Walker in Pariah (2011)
    Adepero Oduye and Aasha Davis in Pariah (2011)
    Adepero Oduye in Pariah (2011)
    Kim Wayans and Adepero Oduye in Pariah (2011)
    Kim Wayans and Adepero Oduye in Pariah (2011)
    Dee Rees in Pariah (2011)
    Dee Rees in Pariah (2011)
    Kim Wayans in Pariah (2011)
    Adepero Oduye and Aasha Davis in Pariah (2011)
    Pariah (2011)
    Pariah (2011)
    Dee Rees in Pariah (2011)

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    Adepero Oduye
    Adepero Oduye
    • Alike
    Kim Wayans
    Kim Wayans
    • Audrey
    Aasha Davis
    Aasha Davis
    • Bina
    Pernell Walker
    Pernell Walker
    • Laura
    Charles Parnell
    Charles Parnell
    • Arthur
    Sahra Mellesse
    Sahra Mellesse
    • Sharonda
    Shamika Cotton
    Shamika Cotton
    • Candace
    Raymond Anthony Thomas
    Raymond Anthony Thomas
    • Mack
    • (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
    Afton Williamson
    Afton Williamson
    • Mika
    Zabryna Guevara
    Zabryna Guevara
    • Mrs. Alvarado
    Kim Sykes
    Kim Sykes
    • Mrs. Singletary
    Rob Morgan
    Rob Morgan
    • Sock
    Nina Daniels
    • Gina (a.k.a. Butch Woman)
    Jeremie Harris
    Jeremie Harris
    • Bina's Boyfriend
    Chanté Lewis
    • Fast Girl #1
    Olithea Anglin
    • Fast Girl #2
    Joey Auzenne
    Joey Auzenne
    • Math Teacher
    Jason DarkChocolate Dyer
    • Cute Boy
    • Director
      • Dee Rees
    • Writer
      • Dee Rees
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Adepero Oduye was 33 when she portrayed 17 year old Alike.
    • Quotes

      Alike: Heartbreak opens onto the sunrise for even breaking is opening and I am broken, I am open. Broken into the new life without pushing in, open to the possibilities within, pushing out. See the love shine in through my cracks? See the light shine out through me? I am broken, I am open, I am broken open. See the love light shining through me, shining through my cracks, through the gaps. My spirit takes journey, my spirit takes flight, could not have risen otherwise and I am not running, I am choosing. Running is not a choice from the breaking. Breaking is freeing, broken is freedom. I am not broken, I am free.

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      Performed by Reema Major

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    User reviews28

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Better than the synopsis or rating
    This is a tough little movie. Admittedly, a lot of people will be put off by the subject matter. They may not have even chosen to watch it, like I almost did, because of the synopsis which calls this a film about a "teenager's desperate search for sexual expression". My first thought was, "haven't we seen this a million times before." But I gave it a chance and I'm quite glad that I did.

    At the beginning of the film, I thought I might have made a mistake. The opening sequence of the movie, and especially the lyrics of the song that is playing, reminded me of those movies made for teenage boys that begin with some sex scene to get them to pay attention to the rest of the film. Had I directed it, I would have lured the viewer in more carefully. However, maybe the director wanted to confront the viewer up front. I think this, combined with the synopsis, was simply bad marketing.

    Anyway, if you hang in there and stay with it, the film pays off in the end. This is not a film about lesbianism or the trials of urban black families. This is a film about everyone. It is a film about being different from those around you. It just happens that this difference is lesbianism and this setting is a black community. Two distinct aspects of individualism are focused on here. The first is on that which makes each person unique, while the second is on that which keeps each person self-absorbed. Everyone in this film wants appreciation, understanding, and attention, yet, they are unable to see these needs in others.

    The acting is superb. I could find no shortcomings in any of the actors. The relationships were believable, the characters, sympathetic, the storyline, strong. So, overlook the synopsis and the opening scenes and you will not be disappointed in this film. You may even wonder why it didn't receive more awards than it did.
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    • SteveMierzejewski
    • May 6, 2012

    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2012 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Facebook
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Отверженная
    • Filming locations
      • Fort Greene, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production companies
      • Chicken And Egg Pictures
      • MBK Entertainment
      • Northstar Pictures
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $450,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $769,552
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $48,579
      • Jan 1, 2012
    • Gross worldwide
      • $769,552
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 26 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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