Precious (2009)

USA, 110 min
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Basic facts

Original title Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,91 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Original work
Production country
  • USA
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
  • English
Swedish release 2010-01-29

Cast

Gabourey Sidibe (as Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe)
Claireece 'Precious' Jones

Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson (as Mo'Nique)
Mary, Precious mamma

Paula Patton
Ms. Blu Rain, lärare på Each One/Teach One

Mariah Carey
Ms. Weiss, socialarbetare

Lenny Kravitz
John, undersköterska

Sherri Shepherd
Cornrows

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Links and resources

Download the study guide for this film (in Swedish)

Titles

Original title
  • Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
Swedish release title
  • Precious
International title
  • Precious
Working title
  • Push: Based on the Novel By Sapphire

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
Stunt Coordinator
Executive Producer
Casting
Still Photographer
Visual Effects
Costume Designer
Sound Editor
Re-recording Mixer

Cast

Gabourey Sidibe (as Gabourey "Gabby" Sidibe) Claireece 'Precious' Jones
Mo'Nique Imes-Jackson (as Mo'Nique) Mary, Precious mamma
Paula Patton Ms. Blu Rain, lärare på Each One/Teach One
Mariah Carey Ms. Weiss, socialarbetare
Lenny Kravitz John, undersköterska
Sherri Shepherd Cornrows
Nealla Gordon Mrs. Sondra Lichtenstein
Stephanie Andujar Rita Romero
Amina Robinson Jermaine Hicks
Chyna Layne Rhonda Johnson
Xosha Roquemore JoAnn
Angelic Zambrana Consuelo
Nia Fraser Ruby
Grace Hightower socialarbetare
Barret Helms (as Barret Isaiah Mindell) Tom Cruise
Kimberly Russell Katherine, Blus sambo
Bill Sage Mr. Wicher
Ramona Lofton (as Sapphire) dagvårdare

Companies

Production Company Lee Daniels Entertainment
Smokewood Entertainment Group
Copyright Push Pictures LLC 2008
Presented by Lionsgate Films Inc.
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Noble Entertainment AB 2010
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) Noble Entertainment AB 2010

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 147387
Date 2010-01-15
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 3011 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 446, 485, 484, 556, 536, 504.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 2.35:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 3010 meter
Length in minutes 110 min
Reels 6 reels


Original work

Original title Push (Novel)
Author Sapphire


Production location

2007-10-24 2008-01-23
New York City, New York USA

Release dates

Festival showing 2009-01-16 Park City, Utah USA 109 min (Sundance Film Festival)
2009-05-15 Cannes France 109 min (Cannes Film Festival)
First showing 2009-11-16 USA 109 min
Release in Sweden 2010-01-29 Sweden 110 min
DVD release 2010-06-09 Sweden

Awards

FIPRESCI Stockholm 2009 (Fipresci – Honorable Mention, 20th Stockholm International Film Festival)
Festival Award Stockholm 2009 Mo'Nique (bästa skådespelerska/best actress, 20th Stockholm International Film Festival)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Holdings Posters

Size About 60 x 80 cm
Quantity 2


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