Precious (Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire)
Item Number
PN1997.2
Author/Artist/Editor
Lee Daniels, Geoffrey Fletcher
Type
DVD
Date
2010
Press/Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Language
English
Description
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, who 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.
Keywords
Film
ISSN/ISBN
9786313478101
Availability
Available
OCLC
496829833