Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire overview

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Synopsis:

Monster's Ball producer Lee Daniels follows up his 2005 directorial debut, Shadowboxer, with this adaptation of author Sapphire's best-selling novel about an overweight, illiterate African-American teen from Harlem who discovers an alternate path in life after she begins attending a new school. Clareece "Precious" Jones is only a teenager, yet she's about to give birth to her second child. Unable to read or write, Clareece shows little prospect for the future until discovering that she has been accepted into an alternative school.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Lee Daniels
  • Studio: Smokewood Entertainment Group, Lee Daniels Entertainment
  • Year: 2008
  • Run Time: 109 minutes
  • Country: USA
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2009 11 06 (USA - Limited)

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