Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

For precious girls everywhere.

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, and 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.

CastCrewDetailsGenres

Gabourey SidibePrecious

Mo'NiqueMary

Paula PattonMs. Rain

Mariah CareyMs. Weiss

Sherri ShepherdCornrows

Lenny KravitzNurse John

Stephanie AndujarRita

Chyna LayneRhonda

AAmina RobinsonJermaine

Xosha RoquemoreJoann

Angelic ZambranaConsuelo

AAunt DotToosie

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