film "Precious"

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The film "Precious" is a 2009 drama directed by Lee Daniels about an abused, illiterate Harlem teenager seeking a better life, acclaimed for its powerful performances and unflinching portrayal of trauma and resilience.

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instanceOf	drama film ⓘ film ⓘ independent film ⓘ
award	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay ⓘ Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress ⓘ
awardWinner	Geoffrey S. Fletcher ⓘ Mo'Nique ⓘ
basedOn	Push ⓘ
basedOnAuthor	Sapphire ⓘ
castMember	Gabourey Sidibe ⓘ Lenny Kravitz ⓘ Mariah Carey ⓘ Mo'Nique ⓘ Paula Patton ⓘ Sherri Shepherd ⓘ
character	Mary Lee Johnston ⓘ Ms. Blu Rain ⓘ Ms. Weiss ⓘ
cinematographyBy	Andrew Dunn ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
director	Lee Daniels ⓘ
distributor	Lionsgate ⓘ
editedBy	Joe Klotz ⓘ
filmFestivalAward	Sundance Film Festival Audience Award: Dramatic ⓘ Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival ⓘ surface form: Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic
genre	drama ⓘ psychological drama ⓘ
leadActor	Gabourey Sidibe ⓘ
leadRole	Gabourey Sidibe as Claireece "Precious" Jones ⓘ
mainCharacter	Claireece "Precious" Jones ⓘ
MPAARating	R ⓘ
musicBy	Mario Grigorov ⓘ
narrativeFocus	an abused, illiterate Harlem teenager seeking a better life ⓘ
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actress ⓘ Academy Award for Best Director ⓘ Academy Award for Best Picture ⓘ
notableFor	powerful performances ⓘ unflinching portrayal of trauma and resilience ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
portraysTheme	child abuse ⓘ illiteracy ⓘ mother–daughter relationship ⓘ poverty ⓘ resilience ⓘ self-worth ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ
producer	Gary Magness ⓘ Lee Daniels ⓘ Sarah Siegel-Magness ⓘ
productionCompany	Smokewood Entertainment ⓘ
releaseYear	2009 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	110 ⓘ
screenwriter	Geoffrey S. Fletcher ⓘ
settingCity	New York City ⓘ
settingLocation	Harlem ⓘ
settingTime	1980s ⓘ
worldPremiereEvent	Sundance Film Festival ⓘ
worldPremiereYear	2009 ⓘ