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Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
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An Oscar-nominated, raw, gritty, sad, well-acted, ire-inducing, thought-provoking, critically acclaimed film in which abused, illiterate, 16-year-old African-American student Claireece "Precious" Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) in Harlem, who is pregnant for the second time by her AIDS-infected father, tries to escape her horrific life with her hateful, angry mother (Mo'Nique) in 1987 after a compassionate, alternative Each One/Teach One schoolteacher (Paul Patton) and a welfare employee (Mariah Carey) finally reach out to her and offer her a way out.

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Year:
2009
Rating:
 R
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