30 Jan 2013
Director: Lee Daniels
USA
2009
109 min
llliterate teenager Clareece ‘Precious’ Jones (Gabourey Sidibe) is about to give birth to her second child, and her prospects are bleak in the extreme. When she is accepted into an alternative school she sees a chance to start her life anew and escape the cycle of mental, physical and sexual abuse that awaits her.
Sidibe gives a stunning performance in her first film role, despite being surrounded by outstanding actors. What sounds like a depressing ‘misery memoir’ actually ends up as a moving, uplifting and frequently funny film.