Directed by Lee Daniels
CAST: Gabourey Sidibe,
Mo'Nique,
Paula Patton,
Mariah Carey,
Lenny Kravitz,
Sherri Shepherd
Running time 110 minutes
Country United States
Language English Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire) is a 2009 American drama filmdirected and co-produced by Lee Daniels.Preciousis an adaptation by Geoffrey S. Fletcherof the 1996 novel Pushby Sapphire. The film stars Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey. The film marked the acting debut of Sidibe.
PLOT : In 1987, obese, illiterate, 16-year-old Clarice Precious Jones ( Gabourey Sidibe) lives in the New York Cityghetto of Harlemwith her dysfunctional and abusive mother, Mary ( Mo'Nique). She has been raped by her father, Carl (Rodney "Bear" Jackson), resulting in two pregnancies. She suffers long-term physical and mental abuse from her unemployed mother. The family resides in a Section 8 tenementand survives on welfare. Her first child, known as "Mongo", short for Mongoloid, has Down syndromeand is being cared for by Precious' grandmother, though Mary forces the family to pretend Mongo lives with her and Precious so she can receive extra money from the government. Following the discovery of Precious' second pregnancy, she is taken out of school. Her high school principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school, which she hopes can help Precious change her life's direction. Precious finds a way out of her traumatic daily existence through imagination and fantasy. In her mind, there is another world where she is loved and appreciated. DOWNLOAD MOVIE DOWNLOAD HERE