Precious
- Released on
- Runtime
- 110 mins
Set 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; 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.
Set 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; 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.
Cast
- Gabourey Sidibe
- Mo'Nique
- Paula Patton
- Mariah Carey
- Lenny Kravitz
- Sherri Shepherd
- Stephanie Andujar
- Chyna Layne
- Amina Robinson
- Xosha Roquemore
- Angelic Zambrana
- Aunt Dot
- Nealla Gordon
- Grace Hightower
- Barret Helms
- Kimberly Russell
- Bill Sage
- Susan Taylor
- Kendall Toombs
- Alexander Toombs
- Cory Davis
- Rochelle McNaughton
- Abigail Savage
Director
- Lee Daniels
Producers
- Sarah Siegel-Magness
- Lee Daniels
- Gary Magness
Screenwriter
- Geoffrey Fletcher
