Precious

November. 06,2009      R
Rating:
7.3
Trailer Synopsis Cast

Set 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; 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 as  Claireece "Precious" Jones
Mo'Nique as  Mary Lee Johnston
Paula Patton as  Blu Rain
Mariah Carey as  Mrs. Weiss
Lenny Kravitz as  John McFadden
Sherri Shepherd as  Lisa Cornrows
Stephanie Andujar as  Rita Romero
Chyna Layne as  Rhonda Patrice Johnson
Amina Robinson as  Jermaine
Xosha Roquemore as  Joann

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