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 (more...)
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Rated R for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language
Length: 109 minutes
Released: November 6, 2009 LimitedCast: Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz
Director: Lee DanielsProducer: Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness,
Writer: Damien Paul, Sapphire
Genre: Drama
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
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