Precious, Lee Daniels Entertainment ; in association with Smokewood Entertainment Group
Type
Label
Precious, Lee Daniels Entertainment ; in association with Smokewood Entertainment Group
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MPAA rating: R; for child abuse including sexual assault, and pervasive language
Main title
Precious
Medium
DVD
Oclc number
496829833
Responsibility statement
Lee Daniels Entertainment ; in association with Smokewood Entertainment Group
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.variantTitle
Precious (based on the novel 'Push' by Sapphire)Precious (base on nol by saf)
Contributor
Subject
- Niños maltratados -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro
- Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Film adaptations
- Sapphire, 1950- -- Film and video adaptations
- Illiterate persons -- New York (State) -- New York
- Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York
- Adolescentes como madres de familia -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro
- African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Rape victims -- New York (State) -- New York
- Incest -- New York (State) -- New York
- Academy Award winner - Best supporting actress
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Incoming Resources
- Has instance1
Outgoing Resources
- Contributor15
- Genre2
- Subject13
- Niños maltratados -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro
- Overweight teenagers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
- Videodiscs for the hearing impaired
- Film adaptations
- Sapphire, 1950- -- Film and video adaptations
- Illiterate persons -- New York (State) -- New York
- Abused children -- New York (State) -- New York
- Adolescentes como madres de familia -- Nueva York (Estados Unidos : Estado) -- Nueva York -- Teatro
- African American teenage mothers -- New York (State) -- New York
- Rape victims -- New York (State) -- New York
- Incest -- New York (State) -- New York
- Academy Award winner - Best supporting actress
- Mapped to1