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Pariah
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Pariah

Dec 27, 2011
1h 26m
★ 6.8

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

Overview

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

NorthStar Pictures
Sundial Pictures
Aid + Abet

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Cast

Adepero Oduye

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Adepero Oduye

Pernell Walker

Laura

Pernell Walker

Aasha Davis

Bina

Aasha Davis

Charles Parnell

Arthur

Charles Parnell

Sahra Mellesse

Sharonda

Sahra Mellesse

Kim Wayans

Audrey

Kim Wayans

Shamika Cotton

Candace

Shamika Cotton

Raymond Anthony Thomas

Mack

Raymond Anthony Thomas

Afton Williamson

Mika

Afton Williamson

Zabryna Guevara

Mrs. Alvarado

Zabryna Guevara

Kim Sykes

Mrs. Singletary

Kim Sykes

Rob Morgan

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Rob Morgan