Film · Drama
Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009)
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.
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Writers
- Geoffrey S. Fletcher, Sapphire
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- Release date
- November 6, 2009
Cast
Gabourey SidibePrecious
Mo'NiqueMary
Paula PattonMs. Rain
Mariah CareyMs. Weiss
Sherri ShepherdCornrows
Lenny KravitzNurse John
Stephanie AndujarRita
Chyna LayneRhonda- Amina RobinsonJermaine
Xosha RoquemoreJoann
Angelic ZambranaConsuelo- Aunt DotToosie
Nealla GordonMrs. Lichenstein- Grace HightowerSocialworker
- Barret HelmsTom Cruise
Kimberly RussellKatherine
Bill SageMr Wicher- Susan TaylorFairy Godmother
- Kendall ToombsAbdul, New Born
- Alexander ToombsAbdul, New Born
