Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire), Lee Daniels Entertainment in association with Smokewood Entertainment Group ; directed by Lee Daniels ; screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher ; produced by Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness ; executive producers, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lisa Cortés, Tom Heller ; presented by Lionsgate, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn
Type
Label
Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire), Lee Daniels Entertainment in association with Smokewood Entertainment Group ; directed by Lee Daniels ; screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher ; produced by Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness ; executive producers, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lisa Cortés, Tom Heller ; presented by Lionsgate, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language
Main title
Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire)
Medium
videorecording : DVD
Oclc number
496829833
Responsibility statement
Lee Daniels Entertainment in association with Smokewood Entertainment Group ; directed by Lee Daniels ; screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher ; produced by Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness, Gary Magness ; executive producers, Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lisa Cortés, Tom Heller ; presented by Lionsgate, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry ; director of photography, Andrew Dunn
Runtime
109
Summary
In 1987, obese, illiterate, black 16-year-old Claireece 'Precious' Jones lives in Harlem with her dysfunctional family. She has been raped and impregnated twice by her father, Carl. She suffers constant physical, mental and sexual abuse from her unemployed mother, Mary. After getting pregnant for the second time, Precious is suspended from her school. Her principal arranges to have her attend an alternative school where her new teacher, Ms. Rain, helps Precious learn to read and she responds to this glimmer of hope. Precious also meets Mrs. Weiss, a social worker, who discovers the abuse and incest that Precious has had to endure. Her father dies of AIDS and Precious learns that she is now HIV-positive
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Precious
Classification
Contributor
- Carey, Mariah
- Berliner, Roshelle
- Shepherd, Sherri, 1967-
- Siegel-Magness, Sarah
- Magness, Gary
- Daniels, Lee, 1959-
- Sapphire, 1950-
- Cortés, Lisa
- Heller, Tom
- Sidibe, Gabourey
- Mathis, Mark G
- Draghici, Marina
- Grigorov, Mario
- Dunn, Andrew
- Patton, Paula
- Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm)
- Kravitz, Lenny
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Fletcher, Geoffrey, 1970-
- Smokewood Entertainment (Firm)
- Klotz, Joe
- Mo'Nique
- Perry, Tyler
- Lionsgate (Firm)
Subject
- African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Feature films
- Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Rape victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- African American teenage girls -- New York (State) -- Drama
- Illiterate persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Incest -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor24
- Carey, Mariah
- Berliner, Roshelle
- Shepherd, Sherri, 1967-
- Siegel-Magness, Sarah
- Magness, Gary
- Daniels, Lee, 1959-
- Sapphire, 1950-
- Cortés, Lisa
- Heller, Tom
- Sidibe, Gabourey
- Mathis, Mark G
- Draghici, Marina
- Grigorov, Mario
- Dunn, Andrew
- Patton, Paula
- Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm)
- Kravitz, Lenny
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Fletcher, Geoffrey, 1970-
- Smokewood Entertainment (Firm)
- Klotz, Joe
- Mo'Nique
- Perry, Tyler
- Lionsgate (Firm)
- Subject11
- African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Feature films
- Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Film adaptations
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Rape victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- African American teenage girls -- New York (State) -- Drama
- Illiterate persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Incest -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Mapped to1