Precious
Release Date: 2009-11-06
Runtime: 110 min
Genre(s): Drama
Director: Lee Daniels
Producer(s): Gary Magness, Lee Daniels, Sarah Siegel-Magness
Production Country: United States of America
Original Language: English
Budget: $10,000,000.00
Revenue: $47,536,959.00
Overview:
Set 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; 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.
Cast:
Abigail Savage, Alexander Toombs, Amina Robinson, Angelic Zambrana, Aunt Dot, Barret Helms, Bill Sage, Chyna Layne, Cory Davis, Gabourey Sidibe, Grace Hightower, Kendall Toombs, Kimberly Russell, Lenny Kravitz, Mariah Carey, Mo’Nique, Nealla Gordon, Paula Patton, Rochelle McNaughton, Sherri Shepherd, Stephanie Andujar, Susan Taylor, Xosha Roquemore
Crew:
Lee Daniels (Director), Geoffrey Fletcher (Screenplay), Naomi Peters (Stunt Double), Roshelle Berliner (Production Design), Joanna Shelmidine (Stunts), Gene Harrison (Stunt Coordinator), Nicole Callender (Stunt Double), Jwaundace Candece (Stunt Double), Roy T. Anderson (Stunts), Rose Sias (Stunts), Derrick Simmons (Stunt Double), Mike Burke (Stunt Driver), Roy Farfel (Stunt Coordinator), Sapphire (Novel), Joe Klotz (Editor), Sarah Siegel-Magness (Producer), Marina Draghici (Costume Design), Gary Magness (Producer), Mario Grigorov (Music), Andrew Dunn (Director of Photography), Lee Daniels (Producer), Lisa Cortés (Executive Producer), Oprah Winfrey (Executive Producer)