Precious(Movie, 2009)

Name: Precious
Genre: Drama
Released: 2009
Duration: T01:50:00
Rating: 3.7

| 1h 50min | Genre: Drama

Rating: 3.7/5 (with 727 votes)

Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire, or simply Precious, is a 2009 American drama film, directed and co-produced by Lee Daniels. Its script was written by Geoffrey S. Fletcher, adapted from the 1996 novel Push by Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique, alongside Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, and Lenny Kravitz. This marked the acting debut of Sidibe, who portrays a young woman struggling against poverty and abuse. Filming took place in New York City from October to November 2007. Precious, then without a distributor, premiered to acclaim at both the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, under its original title of Push: Based on the Novel by Sap... ()

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Awards & Nominations for Precious

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture nominated for: Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Actress nominated for: Academy Award for Best Director nominated for: Academy Award for Best Film Editing nominated for: Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay

About Precious

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.

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Trailer for Precious + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Precious (2009) - Official Trailer(Trailer, 2:31)

Additional Information

Official websites:

www.weareallprecious.com

Production country: United States of America (USA)

Plays in: New York City (NYC)

Based on the work of: Sapphire ("Push")

Made by: Smokewood Entertainment Group

Original language: English (EN)

Spoken languages: English (EN), Italian (IT)

Translated into 26 languages: Bulgarian (BG), Catalan (CA), Czech (CS), Danish (DA), German (DE), Greek (EL), English (EN), Spanish (ES), Finnish (FI), French (FR), Hebrew (HE), Hungarian (HU), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Dutch (NL), Polish (PL), Portuguese (PT), Romanian (RO), Russian (RU), Serbian (SR), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Ukrainian (UK), Vietnamese (VI), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date US: 11/06/2009

Cast: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Sherri Shepherd, Stephanie Andujar, Xosha Roquemore

Director: Lee Daniels

Producer: Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry

Screenwriter: Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Executive Producer: Tyler Perry

Film Editor: Joe Klotz

Director of Photography: Andrew Dunn

Composer: Mario Grigorov

Performer: various artists

Costume designer: Marina Draghici

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Preciosa - Uma História de Esperança"

"La véritable Précious Jones"

"珍爱人生"

"프레셔스"

"Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire"

Keywords: abusive mother, aids, school, illiteracy, 1980s, unwillingly pregnant, balloon, rape, crying, harlem, new york city, motorcycle

Budget: 10,000,000 USD

Revenue: 47,536,959 USD (= 475%)

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Precious(Movie, 2009)

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