Release Date: December 28th, 2011
DVD Release Date: April 24th, 2012
R |1 hr 26 min
Plot SummaryTeenage Alike (Adepero Oduye) lives in Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood with her parents (Charles Parnell, Kim Wayans) and younger sister (Sahra Mellesse). A lesbian, Alike quietly embraces her identity and is looking for her first lover, but she wonders how much she can truly confide in her family, especially with her parents' marriage already strained. When Alike's mother presses her to befriend a colleague's daughter (Aasha Davis), Alike finds the gal to be a pleasant companion.
Cast: Adepero Oduye, Pernell Walker, Aasha Davis, Charles Parnell, Sahra Mellesse, Kim Wayans, Shamika Cotton, Anthony Thomas
Director: Dee Rees
Genres: Drama
Production Co: Northstar, Pariah Films
Keywords: 2010s, Sister, Growing up, Mother, Moving, Intense, Family, Forbidden love
