

“For precious girls everywhere.”
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.

Gabourey Sidibe
Precious
Lead
Mo'Nique
Mary

Paula Patton
Ms. Rain

Mariah Carey
Ms. Weiss

Sherri Shepherd
Cornrows

Lenny Kravitz
Nurse John

Stephanie Andujar
Rita

Chyna Layne
Rhonda
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lee Daniels's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”