Nevertheless, be prepared for a film that could leave you … "Pariah" is probably too loaded a word to be the title of this film. This is the real thing, with the implicit skinhead doom-worship of "Fight Club" made visible. This story, so tellingly written and acted, is … Alike lives in a world where homosexuality is far from unknown, and her problems will grow smaller in a few years as she moves away from home. "Pariah," a raw and unblinking look at the skinhead subculture, is a movie I'd like to show to those admirers of " Fight Club " who have assured me of their movie's greatness. “Pariah” is an acutely observed examination of strait-laced parents trying to deny a child’s homosexuality while all the time knowing better. Review: Pariah By Ina Diane Archer in the November-December 2011 Issue Adapted by Dee Rees from her award-winning 2007 short, Pariah is one of a handful of contemporary coming-of-age features that depict the transformative experiences of adolescent African-American women. So there are plenty of reasons to see it. PARIAH is a bold, courageous feature debut by writer/director Dee Rees and a noteworthy performance by lead actress Adepero Oduye This obviously is not the first film to champion LGTB but what makes it intriguing, at least in my book, is that it's probably one of the few I've seen, to convey LGTB story by way of urban black neighborhood. Pariah is a tender, sporadically goofy, yet candid examination of emergent identity, a film whose lack of attitude sets it apart from much of the hard-bitten, thug-life storytelling that's dominated African-American cinema for decades. Pariah is heart-wrenching. Pariah captures the struggles of girls like Alike eloquently. Pariah is a fine debut---it's all been done, but rarely with performances this raw and real.