MOVIE SYNOPSIS
Precious
Set 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; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious may sometimes be down, but she is never out. Beneath her impassive expression is a watchful, curious young woman with an inchoate but unshakeable sense that other possibilities exist for her.
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MPAA rating:
R
for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language
Cast:
Mo'Nique; Gabourey Sidibe; Lenny Kravitz; Sherri Shepherd; Paula Patton; Mariah Carey
Directed by:
Lee Daniels
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Drama Running time:
01:49
Release date:
2009
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