Pariah Movie (2011): Where to watch and stream online

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You can stream Pariah on: Apple TV Store and YouTube Movies

Pariah

2011, Movie, 1h 26min

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 queer 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 navigating the emotional minefields of first love and heartache and the disapproval of her family as she expresses her gender and sexual 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, this deeply felt portrait finds strength in vulnerability and liberation in letting go.

Country: United States

Director:

Dee Rees

Cast:

Rob Morgan,

Raymond Anthony Thomas,

Adepero Oduye,

Kim Wayans

Reviews

Critic Scott Tobias

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...the film sensitively captures the added difficulties of a teenager pursuing love for the first time while having to keep that pursuit a secret.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Marjorie Baumgarten

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Relative newcomer Adepero Oduye creates a memorable character with teenager Alike.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Frequently asked questions

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Alike, a 17-year-old African American girl, navigates her way through adolescence while struggling with her sexual identity. Living in Brooklyn with her strict parents and younger sister, Alike faces challenges as she begins to embrace her lesbian identity. She finds solace in her poetry and support from her father, but her relationship with her mother becomes strained as she refuses to conform to traditional gender roles. Alike's journey takes her through first love, heartbreak, and self-discovery, leading her to make a bold decision that will change her life forever.

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You can stream Pariah on: Apple TV Store YouTube Movies