‘Pariah’ Review: An Important and Untold Story of Identity
'Pariah' tells a powerful, mesmerizing, and unflinchingly honest story of identity.

As the cherry blossoms bloom in splendor during springtime, Ibuki, an art student living in Tokyo, visits Odawara city with her father. This is their first trip together since Ibuki left home. Odawara was once a memorable place she had visited with her late mother. As father and daughter explore Odawara, they gradually open up to each other. Ibuki carries a secret box in her hands.
'Pariah' tells a powerful, mesmerizing, and unflinchingly honest story of identity.
The story is a moving sentiment of letting go of the past and putting trust and faith into others. Though you come into this world alone, surrounding yourself with others that support you and want to help is the greatest gift life could ever give.
This Christmas movie gives viewers a friendship that unexpectedly forms from a plane trip.
It’s dark, uncomfortable, and there are things that don’t make sense.
From its visually stunning opening credits, which show women dancing through a forest to musical rhythms that sound almost primal, to its quiet, heartbreaking final frame, Mona Fastvold’s historical rendering of the Shaker religious movement is an experience that will stay with me for a long time.