In New York City’s Harlem circa 1987, an overweight, abused, illiterate teen who is pregnant with her second child is invited to enroll in an alternative school in hopes that she can re-route her life in a better direction.

A multi-Academy Award®-winner from director Lee Daniels and writer Geoffrey Fletcher, Gabourey Sidibe and Mo’Nique star in the harrowing, hard-hitting Precious: a truly compelling depiction of intra-family abuse and life in the inner city. Based on the novel Push by Sapphire.