Precious DVD

Product Description Set in Harlem in 1987, it is the story of Claireece ?Precious? Jones, a sixteen-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, a poisonously angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is a place of chaos, and Precious has reached the ninth grade with g .com Not every movie can survive the kind of hype--multiple awards at Sundance and other festivals, rapturous reviews, nominated for six Academy Awards and winner of two, for Best Supporting Actress and Best Screenplay--that greeted the release of Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire , but this extraordinary piece of work is more than up to the task. What's particularly notable about the film's success and acclaim is that in the beginning, at least, it presents one of the grimmest scenarios imaginable. The scene is Harlem, New York, in 1987. Teenager Clarisse Precious Jones (played by newcomer Gabourey Sibide in an absolutely fearless performance) is dirt poor, morbidly obese, semiliterate, and pregnant for the second time--both courtesy of her own father (the first baby was born with Down syndrome). Her home life is several levels below Hell, as her bitter, vengeful welfare mother, Mary (Mo'Nique,

Key details: Is Discontinued By Manufacturer: No | MPAA rating: R (Restricted) | Product Dimensions: 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 ounces | Director: Lee Daniels | Media Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Multiple Formats, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen | Run time: 1 hour and 49 minutes | Release date: March 9, 2010 | Actors: Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique | Subtitles: : English, Spanish | Studio: Lionsgate

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Customer feedback: 4.7/5 average rating.

Customers say: Customers find this movie unforgettable with excellent acting, particularly praising Gabourey Sidibe's performance, and appreciate its powerful message and value for money. Customers describe the movie as heart-wrenchingly raw and deeply sad, though some find it brutally disturbing and not for the faint of heart.

Review snippets: Gabourey Sidibe, a first-time actress with no previous acting experience, walks into an open casting call for a film based on a book she'd never read before, and on the sheer strength of her personality and intuitiveness about the character / On the cover of the Blu-Ray disc, it shows a heavy, African-American girl walking, and behind her, the hint of a butterfly just starting to come into focus. No image sums up this moving, challenging film better, for as you

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