Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
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
as Precious
Mo'Nique
as Mary
Paula Patton
as Ms. Rain
Mariah Carey
as Ms. Weiss
Sherri Shepherd
as Cornrows
Lenny Kravitz
as Nurse John
Stephanie Andujar
as Rita
Chyna Layne
as Rhonda
Amina Robinson
as Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore
as Joann
