Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
2009
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.
Director:
Lee Daniels
Writers:
Geoffrey Fletcher, Sapphire
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 114 wins & 103 nominations total
Production:
Lee Daniels
Country:
United States
