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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
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You can watch Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) for free on Hoopla, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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.
Trapped between a predatory household and the crushing weight of illiterate isolation, Precious fights to find a voice amidst the chaos of 1980s Harlem. This unflinching portrait finds profound beauty in a young woman's refusal to be erased by the cruelty surrounding her.
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Lee Daniels
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Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, Xosha Roquemore
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Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire
You can watch Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire (2009) for free on Hoopla, rent on Apple TV+, or buy on Apple TV+.
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Director
Lee Daniels
Cast
Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique, Paula Patton, Mariah Carey, Sherri Shepherd, Lenny Kravitz, Stephanie Andujar, Chyna Layne, Amina Robinson, Xosha Roquemore
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