Pariah

Pariah

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

201186 min6.8 / 10

An intimate coming-of-age drama about a Black lesbian teenager navigating identity, desire, and belonging amid family pressure and social constraint.

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

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