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The reviews are in for Precious, and though some critics object to director Lee Daniels' "need to shove the reality of Precious' life in our faces," most say it's a brilliant film about hideous truths Hollywood usually ignores. Full Article at Jezebel
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She's 16, morbidly obese and illiterate. She lives in 1987 Harlem with her abusive, welfare-scamming, couch-potato mother. Oh, and she's already pregnant for the second time -- by her AIDS-afflicted father. Full Article at Automotive Corner's
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By Eric D. Snider (reprint from 1/19/09 -- Sundance Film Festival) The premise of Precious is so unsettling and bleak that no one would blame you if you didn't want to see it: It's the story of an obese 16-year-old illiterate Harlem girl who's pregnant... Full Article at Cinematical
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Finally, after months of applause, festivals awards, and early Oscar buzz , director Lee Daniels' most bodacious film, ' Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire,' is being released in limited theaters before expanding nationwide in the weeks to... Full Article at Black Voices | Blogs
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Gabourey Sidibe plays Clareece "Precious" Jones, who at 16 manages to rise above horrific circumstances. Full Article at USA Today
