Precious
We are all 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, 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.
- Year : 2009
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : Smokewood Entertainment Group, Lee Daniels Entertainment
- Keyword : rape, aids, illiteracy, unwillingly pregnant, balloon, school, crying, motorcycle, cynical, harlem, new york city, angry, aggressive, frantic, 1980s, abusive mother, desperate, furious, apathetic, callous, derogatory, enraged, frightened, frustrated, harsh, horrified
- Director : Lee Daniels
- Cast : Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd