Precious

• 7.321 Drama
• 2009-11-06
• 110 minutes mins

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.

Starring:

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) Chyna Layne (Rhonda Patrice Johnson) Amina Robinson (Jermaine) Xosha Roquemore (Joann)

Director:

Lee Daniels

Writer:

Geoffrey Fletcher