

Precious (2009)
- R
- 01/16/2009 (US)
- Drama
- 1h 50m
Overview
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.
Lee Daniels
DirectorGeoffrey Fletcher
ScreenplaySapphire
NovelCast

Gabourey Sidibe
Claireece "Precious" Jones
Mo'Nique
Mary Lee Johnston
Paula Patton
Blu Rain
Mariah Carey
Mrs. Weiss
Lenny Kravitz
John McFadden
Sherri Shepherd
Lisa Cornrows
Stephanie Andujar
Rita Romero