Precious., 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, Widescreen
Type
Label
Precious., 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, Widescreen
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language
Main title
Precious.
Oclc number
496829833
Responsibility statement
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
Runtime
109
Summary
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, and discovers the abuse and incest that Precious has had to endure. Her father dies of AIDS and Precious learns that she is now HIV-positive
Technique
live action
resource.version
Widescreen
Classification
Contributor
- Carey, Mariah
- Daniels, Lee
- Shepherd, Sherri, 1967-
- Siegel-Magness, Sarah
- Magness, Gary
- Sapphire, 1950-
- Sidibe, Gabourey
- Grigorov, Mario
- Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
- Patton, Paula
- Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm)
- Kravitz, Lenny
- Fletcher, Geoffrey
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Mo'Nique
- Perry, Tyler
- Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm)
Genre
Subject
- African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Rape victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Niños maltratados -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro
- Feature films
- Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Illiterate persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Incest -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Adolescentes como madres de familia -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro
Content
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- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor17
- Carey, Mariah
- Daniels, Lee
- Shepherd, Sherri, 1967-
- Siegel-Magness, Sarah
- Magness, Gary
- Sapphire, 1950-
- Sidibe, Gabourey
- Grigorov, Mario
- Lions Gate Entertainment (Firm)
- Patton, Paula
- Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm)
- Kravitz, Lenny
- Fletcher, Geoffrey
- Winfrey, Oprah
- Mo'Nique
- Perry, Tyler
- Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm)
- Genre4
- Subject13
- African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired
- Rape victims -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Niños maltratados -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro
- Feature films
- Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.) -- Drama
- Fiction films
- Melodramas (Motion pictures)
- Illiterate persons -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Incest -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama
- Adolescentes como madres de familia -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro
- Content1
- Mapped to1