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Precious: Based on the Novel ``Push'' by Sapphire
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Running Time: 109 minutes
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Genre: Drama
Language: English
Rating: 14A (14A)

Pregnant by her own father for the second time, 16-year-old Claireece ``Precious'' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) can neither read nor write and suffers constant abuse at the hands of her vicious mother (Mo'Nique ) . Precious instinctively sees a chance to turn her life around when she is offered the opportunity to transfer to an alternative school. Under the patient, firm guidance of her new teacher, Ms. Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins the journey from oppression to self-determination.

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Precious is a dramatic gem
Sapphire’s dark Cinderella story is genuinely affecting

November 26 2009 by Sean Stewart in Film Reviews



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