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Pariah(2011)
Status: Released
Date: 2011-12-27
68%
162 Votes
Time: 1h 26m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $500,000.00
Revenue: $769,552.00
ProductionCompanies: 
NorthStar Pictures
Aid + Abet
Movie: Pariah
Top 10 Billed Cast
Adepero Oduye
Alike
Pernell Walker
Laura
Aasha Davis
Bina
Charles Parnell
Arthur
Sahra Mellesse
Sharonda
Kim Wayans
Audrey
Shamika Cotton
Candace
Raymond Anthony Thomas
Mack
Afton Williamson
Mika
Zabryna Guevara
Mrs. Alvarado
Video Trailer Pariah
Video: Official Movie Trailer
Official Movie Trailer
Bina and Alike's Kiss
Bina's Kiss Catches Alike Off Guard
Dee Rees on making her film PARIAH
John Cassavetes Award Winner - Pariah
Meet the Artists: Dee Rees
PARIAH with Dee Rees
Q&A with Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Nekisa Cooper, "Pariah"
Q&A with Dee Rees, "Pariah"
The Family Dinner
All 10 videos
Official Movie Trailer - Trailer
Bina and Alike's Kiss - Clip
Bina's Kiss Catches Alike Off Guard - Clip
Dee Rees on making her film PARIAH - Featurette
John Cassavetes Award Winner - Pariah - Featurette
Meet the Artists: Dee Rees - Featurette
PARIAH with Dee Rees - Featurette
Q&A with Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Nekisa Cooper, "Pariah" - Featurette
Q&A with Dee Rees, "Pariah" - Featurette
The Family Dinner - Clip
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