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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

2009 · 1h 50m · R

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What is it about? Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

For precious girls everywhere.

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, and 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.

Genre: drama. Themes: rape, aids, illiteracy, unwillingly pregnant, balloon, school.

Cast and crew Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

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Full cast and crew48 cast members, 23 crew

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

ENOfficial TrailerMay 20, 2009

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

Poster: Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
Premiere
January 16, 2009, United States
First theatrical release
November 6, 2009
Release in the US
November 20, 2009
Country
United States
Original language
English
Rating
R
Studios
Smokewood Entertainment Group, Lee Daniels Entertainment

Numbers and release

Budget
$10M
Worldwide gross
$47.5M

Frequently asked questions

How long is Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire?

1h 50m (110 minutes).

Who’s in Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire?

Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, and Xosha Roquemore. Directed by Lee Daniels.

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