Winfrey, Oprah. Perry, Tyler. Daniels, Lee 1959- Magness, Gary. Siegel-Magness, Sarah. Fletcher, Geoffrey. Mo'Nique. Patton, Paula. Carey, Mariah. Kravitz, Lenny. Sidibe, Gabourey. Shepherd, Sherri 1967- Grigorov, Mario. Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm) Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm) Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm) moving image videorecording Melodramas (Motion pictures) Films for the hearing impaired. Feature films. cau Santa Monica, Calif Lionsgate 2010, 2009 2010 monographic eng spa

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1 videodisc (109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. 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. MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language. presented by Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry ; Lee Daniels Entertainment ; Smokewood Entertainment Group ; produced by Lee Daniels, Gary Magness, Sarah Siegel-Magness ; screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher ; directed by Lee Daniels. Title from container. Widescreen. Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire. Originally released as a motion picture in 2009. Special features: Audio commentary with director Lee Daniels; "From Push to Precious" featurette; "A Precious ensemble" featurette; "Oprah and Tyler: a project of passion" featurette; a conversation with Author Sapphire and director Lee Daniels; deleted scene: the incest survivor meeting; audition: Gabourey Sidibe; "Reflections on Precious" featurette; "Fluorescent Beige" featurette. Mo'nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Lenny Kravitz, Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe, Sherri Shepherd. Director of photography, Andrew Dunn ; editor, Joe Klotz ; music, Mario Grigorov. Blu-ray disc. English dialogue, English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. n-us-ny 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 Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Drama PN1997.2 .P74 2010 791.43/72 Sapphire, 1950- 27242 Lionsgate 031398119807 100111 20190501234850.0 z9mils b1064086