Precious DVD

 Precious, based on poet and singer Sapphire’s debut novel Push, is told from the point of view of an illiterate, brutalised Harlem teenager. Precious Jones is obese, dark-skinned, HIV-positive, and bullied by her sexually abusive mother. She is also pregnant for the second time with her father’s child. Referred to a pilot program by a school principal, Precious comes under the experimental pedagogy of a lesbian miracle worker named Blue Rain. Under her angelic mentorship, Precious, who has never before experienced real nurturing, learns to voice her long suppressed feelings in a journal. As her language skills improve, she finds sustenance in writing poetry, in friendships and in support groups - one for "insect" survivors and one for HIV-positive teens. Precious is a remarkable heroine - savvy, pig-headed and wrenchingly vulnerable. This intense story of adversity and redemption by gay director Lee Daniels scored a well deserved Oscar award nomination for lead actress Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe, and Mo'Nique won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her courageously unflattering performance as Precious' mother. This is a film of rare power and poetry, which is why it has been lauded and championed by the likes of Oprah Winfrey.

Region Code: 4
Rating: MA
Duration: 110 Minutes
DVD Release Date: 2010
Presentation: Colour, 16:9 Enhanced Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1
Language: English
DVD Extras: Audio Commentary with Lee Daniels; A Precious ensemble; From Push to Precious; Oprah and Tyler: A project of passion; A conversion with Lee Daniels; Deleted scene; Reflections on Precious