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.
Details
- Director
- Lee Daniels
- Writer
- Geoffrey Fletcher
- Original Language
- English
- Budget
- $10,000,000
Cast
Amina Robinson
Chyna Layne
Gabourey Sidibe
Lenny Kravitz
Mariah Carey
Mo'Nique
Paula Patton
Sherri Shepherd
Stephanie Andujar
Xosha Roquemore
Keywords
1980s
abusive mother
aggressive
aids
angry
apathetic
balloon
callous
crying
cynical
derogatory
desperate
enraged
frantic
frightened
frustrated
furious
harlem
new york city
harsh
horrified
illiteracy
motorcycle
rape
school
unwillingly pregnant
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