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Pariah

  • 2011
  • R
  • 1h 26m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
8.2K
YOUR RATING
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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Coming-of-AgeTeen DramaDrama

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.

  • Director
    • Dee Rees
  • Writer
    • Dee Rees
  • Stars
    • Adepero Oduye
    • Kim Wayans
    • Aasha Davis
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    8.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Dee Rees
    • Writer
      • Dee Rees
    • Stars
      • Adepero Oduye
      • Kim Wayans
      • Aasha Davis
    • 31User reviews
    • 107Critic reviews
    • 79Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 30 nominations total

    Videos10

    Pariah
    Trailer 2:06
    Pariah
    A Salute to Women Directors
    Clip 5:09
    A Salute to Women Directors
    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
    The March To War: Iran, Israel And The USA: Pariah (Vertical)
    Clip 0:32
    The March To War: Iran, Israel And The USA: Pariah (Vertical)
    Pariah: Wanna Come Up?
    Clip 0:44
    Pariah: Wanna Come Up?
    Pariah: I'm Not Running, I'm Choosing
    Clip 0:52
    Pariah: I'm Not Running, I'm Choosing

    Photos60

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    Top Cast99+

    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
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews31

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    Related interests

    Elsie Fisher in Eighth Grade (2018)
    Coming-of-Age
    Molly Ringwald in The Breakfast Club (1985)
    Teen Drama
    Mahershala Ali and Alex R. Hibbert in Moonlight (2016)
    Drama

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • 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.
    • Alternate versions
      This is the feature length version of the original short, of the same name, by the director and writer: "Pariah" (2007). 28m
    • Connections
      Featured in Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.10 (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      Cocky
      Performed by Reema Major
      Courtesy of G& Records Inc.

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    Details

    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

    • 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

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 1h 26m(86 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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