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Running time:
109 minutes
Rated:
R
Cast:
Gabourey Sidibe -
Claireece ``Precious'' Jones
Mo'Nique -
Mary
Paula Patton -
Ms. Rain
Lenny Kravitz -
Nurse John
Mariah Carey -
Ms. Weiss
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Director:
Lee Daniels
Genre:
Drama
Official Movie Web Site:
http://www.weareallprecious.com/
Movie Trailer:

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Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire
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(L-R) Gabourey Sidibe as Precious and Paula Patton as Ms. Rain in "Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire." Teaser Poster Art (L-R) Lenny Kravitz as Nurse John and Gabourey Sidibe as Precious in "Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire." Mo'Nique as Mary in "Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire."

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 turn her life around when she is offered the opportunity to transfer to an alternative school. Under the patient, firm guidance of her new teacher, Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins the journey from oppression to self-determination.

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By kezanae from antioch, November 14, 2009

That movie was very good I would recommend.

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