Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire)

In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregn...

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Main Author:	Grigorov, Mario (Composer)
Corporate Authors:	Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm), Smokewood Entertainment (Firm), Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)
Other Authors:	Daniels, Lee, 1959- (Director), Magness, Gary (Producer), Siegel-Magness, Sarah (Producer), Fletcher, Geoffrey, 1970- (Screenwriter), Mo'Nique (Actor), Sidibe, Gabourey, Patton, Paula (Actor), Carey, Mariah (Actor), Kravitz, Lenny (Actor), Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- (Actor), Sapphire, 1950-
Format:	Unknown
Language:	English Spanish
Published:	Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2010]
Subjects:	Sapphire, > 1950- > Film adaptations. African American teenage mothers > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Overweight teenagers > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Illiterate persons > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Abused children > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Rape victims > New York (State) > New York > Drama. Incest > New York (State) > New York > Drama. African American teenage girls > New York (State) > Drama. Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Drama. Film adaptations. Fiction films. Feature films. DVD. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.