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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A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
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Rees brings a heartfelt connection to the material, based on her own coming-out story, but the film's ingredients aren't the freshest.
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.
"Pariah" is a small film about a big subject: the struggle to be who you are, not who others would like you to be.
If the destination is trite, the journey isn't - it comes with an ample supply of raw honesty.
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