Mariah Carey Connection

Based on the novel Push by Sapphire, Precious is the kind of story that is rarely told, about a character who society usually writes off, judges as a statistic, or simply ignores. Set in 1987, it is the story of Claireece ‘Precious’ Jones (Gabourey Sidibe), a sixteen year old 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 (Mo’Nique), a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically.

In between these horrors, she seeks refuge in colourful fantasies of fame or having a light skinned boyfriend. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and an awful secret: she can neither read nor write. Precious is offered the chance to transfer to an alternative school, Each One/Teach One. In the literacy workshop, taught by the patient yet firm Ms Rain (Paula Patton), Precious begins a journey that will lead her from darkness, pain and powerlessness to light, love and self-determination.

With a cast including Mariah Carey, Mo’Nique and Lenny Kravitz, Precious is an inspirational film that will move even the most hardened of hearts.

Sidibe gives a towering performance as the abused heroine and Mariah Carey is unrecognisable as a kindly social worker. But it is the stand out performance by US comedienne Mo’Nique as Precious’s mother that has swept audiences and Oscar glory to her side. A genuine and important phenomenon, Precious is an inspirational film that will move even the most hardened of hearts.

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Source: The Independent