Plot
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.
Cast
Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
Mo'Nique
Mary
Paula Patton
Ms. Rain
Mariah Carey
Ms. Weiss
Sherri Shepherd
Cornrows
Lenny Kravitz
Nurse John
Stephanie Andujar
Rita
Chyna Layne
Rhonda
Amina Robinson
Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
Joann
Angelic Zambrana
Consuelo
Aunt Dot
Toosie
Crew
Lee Daniels
Director
Geoffrey S. Fletcher
Screenplay
Sarah Siegel-Magness
Producer
Gary Magness
Producer
Andrew Dunn
Director of Photography
Lee Daniels
Producer
Mario Grigorov
Original Music Composer
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