Precious
Nov 06 2009
•2h 50m
•Drama
Set 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; 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.
Cast
See allGabourey Sidibe
Claireece "Precious" Jones
Mo'Nique
Mary Lee Johnston
Paula Patton
Blu Rain
Mariah Carey
Mrs. Weiss
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