Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire poster

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

20091h 50mDrama
directed by Lee Daniels

“For precious girls everywhere.”

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7.3 / 10
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7.3 / 10
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Synopsis

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.

Cast

Gabourey Sidibe·Precious
Mo'Nique·Mary
Paula Patton·Ms. Rain
Mariah Carey·Ms. Weiss
Sherri Shepherd·Cornrows
Lenny Kravitz·Nurse John
Stephanie Andujar·Rita
Chyna Layne·Rhonda
Amina Robinson·Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore·Joann