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