USA,
2009, 110 min
Directed by:
Lee DanielsScreenplay:
Geoffrey FletcherCinematography:
Andrew DunnComposer:
Mario GrigorovCast:
Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd, Daniela Lavender, Kimberly Russell, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X (more)VOD (4)
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A gritty, life-affirming tale of an abused African-American teenager's struggle to change her life in 1980s Harlem. 16-year-old Clareece 'Precious' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) has been abused from an early age by her now absent father, and is pregnant with his second child. With a venomous mother Mary (Mo'Nique) who treats her like a servant and her school life blighted by her illiteracy, Precious struggles to cope with her seemingly hopeless life. But the offer of a place in an alternative school and the nurturing of literacy teacher Ms. Rain (Paula Patton) soon begin to transform the teenager, offering her a path to a brighter future. (Icon Home Entertainment)
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