Pariah

Writer/director Dee Rees chooses to tell her story, about a young African-American lesbian's struggle with her own sexuality and her family's acceptance, on an intimate scale, aiming for street-level grit but stylizing it to a glossy sheen.

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Posted: Fri, Jan. 13, 2012, 7:33 PM

Pariah

City Paper Grade: B-

Shaun Brady

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