Kernel Rating (out of 5):
MPAA Rating: R Length: 86 minutes
Age Appropriate for: 16+. Cursing and sexual content, including an instance of a sexual toy. It’s a lesbian coming-of-age story, so keep that in mind.
As a lesbian coming-of-age story, ‘Pariah’ is supremely realistic, and therefore supremely heartbreaking. Its honesty and pain are its greatest virtues.
By Roxana Hadadi
Dee Rees, writer and director of “Pariah,” wanted to see her own story onscreen.
