Precious
Release: December 31, 2008

Harlem 1987: an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that her life can head in a new direction. a Sundance Film fest '09 official selection. • starring Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, and introducing Gabourey Sidibe as "Precious"; also starring Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, Xosba Roquemore, Angelic Zambrana, Aunt Dot, Nealla Gordon, Grace Hightower, Barret Isaiah Mindell, Kimberly Russell, Bill Sage, and Susan Taylor. Lee Daniels directs from the screenplay by Geoffrey Fletcher; Based upon the 1996 Knopf book "Push", a novel by Sapphire. Produced by Daniels and Sarah Siegel-Magness & Gary Magness • Executive Producers: Oprah Winfrey, Tyler Perry, Lisa Cortés and Tom Heller • Co-EP: Simone Sheffield. Music by Mario Grigorov • Music Supervisor: Lynn Fainchtein; Soundtrack available on Matriarch/Geffen. Lee Daniels Entertainment, in association with Smokewood Entertainment. Presented by Lions Gate Films, Oprah Winfrey and Tyler Perry. "In Loving Memory of Andrew Casey". Limited 11/6/09 • Expansion: 11/20/09 Not Rated/Theatrical [No. 45477]: R for child abuse, including sexual assault; and for pervasive language. Copyright © 2008 by Push Pictures, LLC All rights reserved.

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Quote: "[first] Evryfin is a gif of th unvrss" ("Everything is a gift of the universe.") "- Ken Keyes Jr."
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Special Acknowledgement: "Thank you to ProLiteracy Worldwide, whose network of programs in all 50 states help people over 16 learn to read; write; do math; and speak English as a second language."
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Precious: "Some folks got a light around them that shine for other peoples. I think that maybe some of them was in tunnels, and in that tunnel, maybe the only light they had was inside of them. ⋯and then, even long after they escaped that tunnel - they still be shining for everybody else."
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Woman: "[v/o] My name is Clareece 'Precious' Jones. I wish I had a light-skinned boyfriend with real nice hair; ⋯and I wanna be on the cover of a magazine. ⋯but first I wanna be in one of them BET videos. Momma said I can't dance. Plus: She said who wants to see my big ass dancing, anyhow?"
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