Pariah (2011)
Director: Dee Rees
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Description: Alike (pronounced "ah-lee-kay", is a 17-year-old African-American woman who lives with her parents (Kim Wayans and Charles Parnell) and younger sister (Sahra Mallesse) in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. Alike is quietly but firmly embracing her identity as a lesbian. With the support of her best friend Laura (Pernell Walker), she is especially eager to find a girlfriend. Wondering how much she can confide in her family, Alike strives to get through adolescence with grace, humor, and tenacity - sometimes succeeding, sometimes not, but always moving forward.
Genre: Drama
Studio: Focus Features
Offical Website: http://www.pariahmovie.com
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Release Dates:
| Country | Release Type | Date |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Theatrical Limited Release | 12/28/2011 |
| United States | DVD/Blu-ray Release | 4/24/2012 |
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04/17 @ 12:48 AM
Casting Call: Lucas Till Gets PARANOIA, T.R. Knight Joins Jackie Robinson Biopic 42 and Adepero Oduye In Talks for Steve McQueen’s TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE
We have some movie casting updates to share with you today. Here they are at a glance: Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class) is in talks to join the corporate espionage thriller Paranoia opposite Liam Hemsworth. T.R. Knight (Grey's Anatomy) will join the Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, where he will play the Dodgers traveling secretary tasked with sussing out the housing situation once Robinson joins the team. Adepero Oduye (Pariah) is in negotiations to join Steve McQueen's Twelve Years a Slave with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt. Hit the jump for much more on each project. Via Variety, Till is in talks to play a friend and co-worker to Hemsworth's character in Paranoia, an espionage thriller set in the world of dueling telecom giants. We recently reported on Hemsworth's involvement, as well as the advanced negotiations to bring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman on board fo (Read More)
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We have some movie casting updates to share with you today. Here they are at a glance: Lucas Till (X-Men: First Class) is in talks to join the corporate espionage thriller Paranoia opposite Liam Hemsworth. T.R. Knight (Grey's Anatomy) will join the Jackie Robinson biopic, 42, where he will play the Dodgers traveling secretary tasked with sussing out the housing situation once Robinson joins the team. Adepero Oduye (Pariah) is in negotiations to join Steve McQueen's Twelve Years a Slave with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Brad Pitt. Hit the jump for much more on each project. Via Variety, Till is in talks to play a friend and co-worker to Hemsworth's character in Paranoia, an espionage thriller set in the world of dueling telecom giants. We recently reported on Hemsworth's involvement, as well as the advanced negotiations to bring Harrison Ford and Gary Oldman on board fo (Read More)
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02/17 @ 12:00 AM
The gay coming-of-age story's been done, but \Pariah\ has something fresh to say, largely about the knotty complexities of love, and how they might keep someone in the closet: How badly do you need to be free, to hurt the people you love?
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01/22 @ 12:00 AM
Rees brings a heartfelt connection to the material, based on her own coming-out story, but the film's ingredients aren't the freshest.
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01/20 @ 12:00 AM
You don't have to be black or lesbian or even know someone who's gay to appreciate \Pariah\ you just have to have gone through or be going through the process of growing up.
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