Precious
- Original title
- Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
- Year
- 2009
- Running time
- 105 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Geoffrey Fletcher. Novel: Sapphire
- Cast
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- Music
Various- Cinematography
- Producer
Smokewood Entertainment Group. Producer: Lee Daniels- Genre
- Drama | Based on a true story. Independent Film (US). Teen/coming-of-age. Education. Social Drama. Bullying
- Synopsis
- 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.
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- Awards
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2009: 2 Academy Awards: Best Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actress (Monique). 6 Nominations2009: Golden Globes: Best Supporting Actress (Mo'Nique). 3 Nominations2009: BAFTA Awards: Best Sup. Actress (Monique). 4 Nominations, including Best Film2009: Sundance Film Festival: Grand Jury Prize, Audience Award2009: Toronto Film Festival: Best Movie (Audience Award)2009: 5 Independent Spirit Awards: including Best Film, Director and Actress (Sidibe)
- Critics' reviews
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"Genuinely and irresistibly inspirational."
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"Despite its melodramatic moments, remarkable performances drive home the film's inspiring message"
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- Ranking Lists Position
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- 33 My Top 10 Movies from 2009 (141)
- 92 Movies with a Great Female Lead (38)
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