Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels.
Precious
R · 2009 ‧ Drama/Indie film ‧ 1h 50m
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Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor write and suffers constant abuse at the hands of her vicious mother (Mo'Nique). Precious instinctively sees a chance to...
Release date: November 6, 2009 (USA)
Director: Lee Daniels
Distributed by: Lionsgate, Lionsgate Films, Icon Productions, and more
Adapted from: Push
Box office: $63.6 million
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In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen (Sidibe) who is pregnant with her.
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An unflinching film that musters striking inner-city iconography for communion and baptism, carries welcome respites of light humor and includes two divergently ...
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In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in ...
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It is a story of resilience, of hope and of the extraordinary capacity of people to overcome adversity. It does this without sentimentalism or artificiality. In ...
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... Precious in this movie. 10/10. One of the best films about child abuse since Mysterious Skin. Sad and moving and sometimes funny. Precious is a "Precious" film.