Film
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)
For precious girls everywhere.
Drama· Directed by Lee Daniels· 110 min
Overview
In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret – she can't read.
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- The Longest Journey Begins With A Single Step.
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- A Genuine Work Of Art.
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- Based On The Novel "Push" By Sapphire.
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- You Feel You've Witnessed Nothing Less Than The Birth Of A Soul.
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Connections
Top billing
- Gabourey Sidibe as Precious
- Mo'Nique as Mary
- Paula Patton as Ms. Rain
- Mariah Carey as Ms. Weiss
- Sherri Shepherd as Cornrows