Pariah kept me awake all night, but not because it awaking action, suspense or anything but becasue it was late and I refused to leave yet another half-watched movie. Watching it though skype made the process way harder since the film runs rather slow, and since Skype ( I was watching with someone though it) kept falling ( I know, I can't blame the film for factors of my circumstance while watching it) . I suppose that the slowness is needed to express the struggling strain of the protagonist who is striving to define who she is among also dealing with her family's issues. In overall, the scenes are dim, with bold and unusual colors, and linger constantly with a subtle discomfort. This film is much more than just a formula-like coming of age story. It is and heartfelt, heartbreaking, still hopeful, most of all real.  The characters are round, and their characteristics go beyond their role( the lost teenager, the strict mother etc.) It is definitely, although its theme been done and its watching slow, very much worth seeing.