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'Pariah': Finding Love and Loving Hip-Hop bi13671289 After only hearing about Pariah , Dee Rees' smart, heartbreaking film of a young black lesbian growing up Brooklyn, a friend of mine compared to Boys Don't Cry . Meaning: It's obviously another one of those feel-good-about-feeling-bad, issue-heavy melodramas that pop up on the indie film landscape every few years. Pariah however, goes to great lengths to confuse and confound ..

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