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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.

Contributors:

Daniels, Lee, 1959- , producer, film director

Fletcher, Geoffrey, 1970- , film script writer

Siegel-Magness, Sarah , producer

Magness, Gary , producer

Winfrey, Oprah , producer

Perry, Tyler , producer

Cortés, Lisa , producer

Heller, Tom , producer

Dunn, Andrew , cinematographer

Mo'Nique , actor

Patton, Pau , actor

Carey, Mariah , actor

Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- , actor

Kravitz, Lenny , actor

Sidibe, Gabourey , actor

Mathis, Mark G. , producer

Klotz, Joe , film editor

Grigorov, Mario , composer

Berliner, Roshelle , production designer

Draghici, Marina , costume designer

Sapphire, 1950-

Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm)

Smokewood Entertainment (Firm)

Lions Gate Films (Santa Monica, Calif.)

Swank Motion Pictures, Inc.

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English dialogue, with optional English coled caprions.

Main Work:

Precious (Motion picture)

Related Works:

Based on: Push [by Sapphire]

Subjects:

African American teenage mothers — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Overweight teenagers — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Illiterate persons — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Abused children — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Rape victims — New York (State) — New York — Drama

Incest — New York (State) — New York — Drama

African American teenage girls — New York (State) — Drama

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) — Drama

African American teenage mothers

Overweight teenagers

Illiterate persons

Abused children

Rape victims

Incest

African American teenage girls

United States

New York (State) — New York

New York (State)

New York (State) — New York — Harlem

Genres:

Film adaptations

Fiction films

Feature films

Internet videos

Online media

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Drama

Performers:

Cast: Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey Sidibe, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, Xosha Roquemore, Angelic Zambrana, Aunt Dot, Nealla Gordon, Grace Hightower, Barret Isaiah Mindell, Kimberly Russell, Bill Sage, Susan Taylor.

Production Credits:

Co-executive producer, Simone Sheffield ; co-producer, Mark G. Mathis ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music by Mario Grigorov ; music supervisor, Lynn Fainchtein ; production designer, Roshelle Berliner ; costume designer, Marina Draghici.

General Notes:

Streaming media.
Digital format: Restricted to the University of North Texas System.
Based upon the book "Push", a novel by Sapphire.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2009.
Opening credits also appear with deliberate misspellings.
Academy Awards, 2009: Best Picture, Best actress (Mo'Nique), and best director ; Golden Globe Winner, Best supporting actress, Monique, Best Picture Drama, Best Actress Drama, Gabourey Sidibe ; Best Picture of 2009, Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
Electronic reproduction. St. Louis, Mo. : Swank Motion Pictures Inc., 2011. Available via World Wide Web.

Audience:

MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 streaming video (110 min.)) : sound, color

Audio Characteristics:

digital

Digital Characteristics:

video file

Call Numbers:

Online Video

OCLC Numbers:

764754487