Pariah

Pariah

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

2011 · 86 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama

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

Directed by Dee Rees · Written by Dee Rees

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