Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

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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.

Country:

United States of America

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

110 minutes

Year:

2009

Director:

Lee Daniels

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Company:

Smokewood Entertainment Group,

Lee Daniels Entertainment

Budget:

$10,000,000

Revenue:

$47,536,959

Cast:
Gabourey Sidibe

Precious

Mo'Nique

Mary

Paula Patton

Ms. Rain

Mariah Carey

Ms. Weiss

Sherri Shepherd

Cornrows

Crew:
Lee Daniels

Director

Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Screenplay

Naomi Peters

Stunt Double

Roshelle Berliner

Production Design

Joanna Shelmidine

Stunts