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ORIGINAL TITLE

Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire

YEAR

2009	Apple Trailer

RUNNING TIME

105 min.

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COUNTRY

(New) Visual section

DIRECTOR

Lee Daniels

SCREENWRITER

Geoffrey Fletcher (Novel: Sapphire)

COMPOSER

Miscellaneous

CINEMATOGRAPHER

Andrew Dunn

CAST

Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz

STUDIO/PRODUCER

Lee Daniels Entertainment / Smokewood Entertainment Group

OFFICIAL WEB

http://www.weareallprecious.com/

AWARDS

2009: 2 Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress (Monique). 6 Nominations
2009: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actress (Monique). 3 Nominations
2009: BAFTA Awards: Best Sup. Actress (Monique). 4 Nominations, including Best Film
2009: Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award
2009: 5 Independent Spirit Awards: including Best Film, Director and Actress (Sidibe)
2009: Toronto Film Festival: Best Movie (Audience Award)
2009: Los Angeles Film Critics Association: Best Sup. Actress (Mo'Nique)
2009: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Movies of the Year
2009: Critics' Choice Awards: Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique). 6 Nominations

GENRE

Drama | Based on a true story. Independent Film (USA). Teen/coming-of-age. Education. Social Drama

SYNOPSIS/PLOT

In Harlem, an overweight, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. Clareece 'Precious' Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is a high-school girl with nothing working in her favor. She is pregnant with her father’s child—for the second time. She can’t read or write, and her schoolmates tease her for being fat. Her home life is a horror, ruled by a mother (Mo’Nique) who keeps her imprisoned both emotionally and physically. Precious’s instincts tell her one thing: if she’s ever going to break from the chains of ignorance, she will have to dig deeply into her own resources.

PRO REVIEWS

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"A great American film (...) an inspiring ending. (...) Rating: *** (out of four)" (Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times)

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"A genuine work of art (...) Nimble and self-assured as Mr. Daniels’s direction may be, he could not make you believe in “Precious” unless you were able to believe in Precious herself. You will." (A. O. Scott: The New York Times)

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"Precious (...) tunnels inside your head, leaves you moved like no film in years and then lifts you up in ways you don't see coming. (...) deserves its place among the year's best films. (...) Rating: ***1/2 (out of four)" (Peter Travers: Rolling Stone)

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