Lee Daniel’s Precious tells a captivating and authentic story of a young woman from Harlem, New York who overcomes sexual and physical abuse, incest, and HIV. Precious exhibits resilience that helps her be become a courageous and empowered young adult. The movie begins when Precious is sixteen and is in public school pregnant with her second child by her father who sexually abused her. She is a freshman in a low socioeconomic high school with no basic knowledge of reading and writing. At home she is a servant to her physically and emotionally abusive mother who treats her like an animal. Her local community is riddled with drugs, crime, and violence. The story of Precious continues when a school principal gets involved in her life and
