Synopsis:
Inspired by real events close to the director, "Pariah" tells the story of Steve (Damon Jones) and Sam, an interracial couple attacked by Neo-Nazi Skinheads one unexpected night. The brutal attack has a scarring effect on their...
Inspired by real events close to the director, "Pariah" tells the story of Steve (Damon Jones) and Sam, an interracial couple attacked by Neo-Nazi Skinheads one unexpected night. The brutal attack has a scarring effect on their lives...although Steve's physical bruises heal, Sam's rape leads to her subsequent suicide, leaving Steve without direction and bent on revenge. He decides to go undercover as a skinhead to learn about these people whose lives have become so entrenched in hate and violence. Steve must learn to act like them, think like them and eventually, to become one of them. With this accomplished, he can then kill them.
Steve abandons his former life to realize this goal of revenge. His enemies include Crew(Dave Oren Ward), the leader of the pugnacious pack, who is fresh out of jail and a loyal student of Nazi rhetoric. Crew takes what he wants in a belligerent and manipulating manner. At his side is his girlfriend Sissy(Aimee Chaffin), full of self-hate only enflamed with Crew's put downs, she is torn between leaving for a normal life and the security she feels from being part of the pack. Crew's right hand man is David Lee(David Lee Wilson), an attack dog whose uncontrollable rage feeds the pack and can explode in bursts of violence at the drop of a hat. Rounding out the gang is the overweight and insecure Babe(Ann Zupa), Sissy's retarded brother Doughboy(Brandon Slater), the flighty and heroine addicted Angela(Angela Jones), as well as nameless other terrorizing accomplices.
Babe is just the hook Steve needs to infiltrate the pack. Her desire for friends is what brought her into the gang and Steve's eagerness to help fill that void is what attracts her to help him gain entrance. As Steve plunges into the depths of the skinhead world, he must prove his loyalty, his commitment and ultimately, his hate, to garner their acceptance and carry out his plan. In doing so, Steve discovers what personal histories have caused these people to go over the edge, finds himself committing unspeakable crimes and slowly turning into what he intended to destroy. At the pivotal moment he must decide whether a blast to the head is the only form of revenge or if there is another way to combat racism.
Poor Boy Productions in association with Nichol Moon Entertainment, presents "PARIAH", written and directed by Randolph Kret. Starring Angela Jones, Damon Jones, Dave Oren Ward, Anna Padgett, David Lee Wilson, Ann Zupa, Brandon Slater, Dan Weene, Jason Posey & Chris Jarecki. -- © 2000 Indican Pictures
[More]
Sample of what this page will look like when you create your own list of critics.
93%
50%
IGN RSS Feeds