Cinematic background from Precious 2009 - Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-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, an angry woman who abuses her emotionally and physically. School is chaotic and Precious has reached the ninth grade with good marks and a secret; She can't read.

Precious

2009

Drama

Directors:
Lee Daniels
Writers:
Sapphire, Geoffrey Fletcher
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Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person with a hat and a shirt on; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A young man smiling for the camera wearing a black hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A man and a woman walking down a street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a turban; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in front of another man in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting in front of a computer keyboard; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting at a table in front of a painting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a headband; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person's face with a frowning expression; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting on a bed in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person with short hair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a red sweater; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting next to another woman in front of a window; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person with a wig on; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman holding a phone up to her ear; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a head scarf; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person's face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A man eating food while sitting on a bed; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with dreadlocks talking to another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a turban; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting on the back of a brown motorcycle; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a white robe; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a necklace; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person sitting with her hand on her face; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person that is sitting in front of some balloons; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting in front of a window holding a book; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting in a chair holding a cigarette in her hand; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting on a bus looking out the window; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a turban; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman in a white shirt is singing in a kitchen; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A black woman with a blue necklace and a black leather jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a coat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person sitting down wearing a headband; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman holding a baby in her arms; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman is holding a baby in her arms; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting at a table in a dark room; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with a orange headband sitting in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A young girl is holding a pair of shears near a woman; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person sitting at a table with a bowl of food; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman holding a glass of wine in her hand; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – Two women sitting at a table in front of a painting; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – Two people sitting at a table and one is wearing a hat; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting on a couch holding a cassette tape; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman with curly hair is holding a red pencil; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person sitting in front of another person; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A man sitting in a chair smoking a cigarette; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a yellow shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A group of people walking down a sidewalk; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a brown sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a jacket; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A beautiful young lady holding her hand up to her head; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – Two women sitting next to each other in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman holding a baby in her arms; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting at a table in front of a mirror; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing next to an elevator in a building; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A young woman is holding a spoon in her mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A bunch of pictures hanging on a wall; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a jacket and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman is singing on a stage with lights in the background; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting in a hospital bed with balloons in the background; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing in a room behind blinds; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a sweater; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person with a brush in their hand and a brush in their mouth; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting at a table in a kitchen; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman on the phone leaning over a desk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman standing in front of a chalkboard; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting in a hospital bed with her mouth open; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting at a table writing on a piece of paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – An older woman sitting in front of a mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A woman sitting in front of balloons writing on a note pad; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Precious” (2009), directed by Lee Daniels – A man's face with his eyes closed; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle