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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 pregn...

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Uniform Title:Precious (Motion picture)
Main Author: Grigorov, Mario (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Lee Daniels Entertainment (Firm), Smokewood Entertainment Group (Firm), Lionsgate (Firm)
Other Authors: Daniels, Lee, 1959- (Director), Magness, Gary (Producer), Siegel-Magness, Sarah (Producer), Fletcher, Geoffrey (Screenwriter), Mo'Nique (Actor), Sidibe, Gabourey, Patton, Paula (Actor), Carey, Mariah (Actor), Kravitz, Lenny (Actor), Shepherd, Sherri, 1967- (Actor), Sapphire, 1950-
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Published: Santa Monica, Calif. : Lionsgate, [2010]
Subjects:
African American teenage mothers > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Overweight teenagers > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Illiterate persons > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Abused children > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Rape victims > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Incest > New York (State) > New York > Drama.
Harlem (New York, N.Y.) > Drama.
Adolescentes como madres de familia > Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) > Nueva York > Teatro.
Niños maltratados > Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) > Nueva York > Teatro.
Melodramas (Motion pictures)
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

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Shelving Title: Precious
Call Number: PN1997.2 .P74 2010
 
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