Directed by:
Dee ReesScreenplay:
Dee ReesCinematography:
Bradford YoungCast:
Adepero Oduye, Kim Wayans, Stephanie Andujar, Zabryna Guevara, Afton Williamson, Pernell Walker, Shamika Cotton, Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse (more)Plots(1)
The path to living as one’s authentic self is paved with trials and tribulations in this revelatory, assured feature debut by Dee Rees. The all too rare coming-of-age tale to honestly represent the experiences of Black women. Grounded in the fine-grained specificity and deft characterizations of Rees’s script and built around a beautifully layered performance from Adepero Oduye, Pariah follows Brooklyn teenager Alike, who is dealing with the emotional minefields of both first love and heartache and the disapproval of her family as she navigates the expression of her gender and identities within a system that does not make space for them. Achieving an aching intimacy with its subject through the expressive cinematography of Bradford Young, his deeply felt portrait finds strength in vulnerability and liberation in letting go. (Criterion)
(more)Cast
Adepero Oduye
USA
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Kim Wayans
USA
Best movies:
Floundering (1994)
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Stephanie Andujar
USA
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Pariah (2011)
Zabryna Guevara
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Afton Williamson
USA
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Pariah (2011)
Pernell Walker
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The Night Of (2016) (series)
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Shamika Cotton
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Pariah (2011)
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Aasha Davis
USA
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Pariah (2011)
Charles Parnell
USA
Best movies:
Sahra Mellesse
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Pariah (2011)
Rob Morgan
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Jeremie Harris
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Tamar-Kali
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Natalie Carter
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