Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Directed by Lee Daniels
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For precious girls everywhere.
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Watch trailerCast & crew
Gabourey SidibePrecious
Mo'NiqueMary
Paula PattonMs. Rain
Mariah CareyMs. Weiss
Sherri ShepherdCornrows
Lenny KravitzNurse John
Stephanie Andujar
Chyna LayneRhonda
Xosha RoquemoreJoann
Angelic ZambranaConsueloExplore the crew
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Screenplay
- Geoffrey S. Fletcher
- Editor
- Joe Klotz
- Producer
- Sarah Siegel-Magness
- Producer
- Gary Magness
- Director of Photography
- Andrew Dunn
- Producer
- Lee Daniels
- Original Music Composer
- Mario Grigorov