Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire

Synopsis

In Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father, and at home she must wait hand and foot on her mother, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret – she can't read.

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Cast

Gabourey Sidibe

Precious

Mo'Nique

Mary

Paula Patton

Ms. Rain

Mariah Carey

Ms. Weiss

Sherri Shepherd

Cornrows

Lenny Kravitz

Nurse John

Stephanie Andujar

Rita

Chyna Layne

Rhonda

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Amina Robinson

Jermaine

Xosha Roquemore

Joann

Angelic Zambrana

Consuelo

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Aunt Dot

Toosie

Nealla Gordon

Mrs. Lichenstein

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Grace Hightower

Socialworker

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Barret Helms

Tom Cruise

Kimberly Russell

Katherine

Bill Sage

Mr Wicher

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Susan Taylor

Fairy Godmother

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Kendall Toombs

Abdul, New Born

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Alexander Toombs

Abdul, New Born

Crew

Art

• Roshelle Berliner Production Design

Camera

• Andrew Dunn Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Marina Draghici Costume Design

Crew

• Naomi Peters Stunt Double
• Joanna Shelmidine Stunts
• Nicole Callender Stunt Double
• Rose Sias Stunts
• Roy T. Anderson Stunts
• Derrick Simmons Stunt Double
• Roy Farfel Stunt Coordinator
• Gene Harrison Stunt Coordinator
• Mike Burke Stunt Driver
• Jwaundace Candece Stunt Double

Directing

• Lee Daniels Director

Editing

• Joe Klotz Editor

Production

• Lee Daniels Producer
• Gary Magness Producer
• Sarah Siegel-Magness Producer
• Lisa Cortés Executive Producer
• Oprah Winfrey Executive Producer

Sound

• Mario Grigorov Original Music Composer

Writing

• Geoffrey S. Fletcher Screenplay
• Sapphire Novel

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